Britney’s new CD goes straight to top

NEW YORK (AP) — Britney Spears’ latest CD, “Circus,” has landed her back at a familiar position — No. 1.

The singer’s comeback CD — actually, make that her second comeback CD — will top the album charts next week, according to her label, Jive. Estimates have the record selling as many as 500,000 copies in its first week of release.

Though her last CD, “Blackout,” also debuted at No.1 when it was released in October 2007, it quickly fizzled on the U.S. charts, despite receiving critical acclaim, because Spears didn’t really promote it amid the chaos in her life. Things appear to be different this time around.