Taylor Swift got a belated birthday present and an early Christmas gift Wednesday as the country Princess foiled the King of Pop’s posthumous lunge for number 1.
Swift, who turned 21 on Dec. 13, not only blocked Michael Jackson’s “Michael,” which came out on Dec. 14, from the album top slot but she pulled ahead of Susan Boyle’s Christmas collection to reclaim the album throne.
Swift has been number 1 twice before with her “Speak Now” album since it came out on Oct. 25.
According to Nielsen SoundScan figures released on Dec. 22, “Speak Now” sold 259,000 copies in the week leading up to Dec.