Hm... it's true that Britney is selling well but let's face it, the terrorist attacks of 11/09/01 affected badly the whole American industry, including Music industry.
"Britney" sold extremely well for 1.5 months but now, it's selling far less.
IN my country (Belgium), she did not sell as well as her two previous cds... far less in fact!
BUT both Slave 4u and Overprotected are doing extremely well here. Thanks to Overprotected, her album is gaining some spots but still sells less than expected.
Anyway, it doesn't mean that she's not popular... surely not, she is still there and I also beleive that we can call her the new Queen of Pop... Madonna is certainly not the one for me.
Pop music sells less than before 'cos teens turn more to rnb shit (alas) and to all these fake, shitty rock bands (sum 41, Alien ant farm,.... etc, etc.)
+ PIRACY is developing and increasing !!! Yu can get a copy of "Britney" for 1$ as blank cds are around 50 cents a cd...