Taylor Swift returns to top of revamped Billboard 200

Billboard, the leading global destination for charts, news, trends and innovations in music, today announced the inaugural top 10 of the newly refreshed Billboard 200 album chart, with the complete ranking to be unveiled on billboard.com

Taylor Swift is the first act to top the first multi-metric Billboard 200 as "1989" returns to No. 1 for a fourth non-consecutive week after giving way to One Direction's "FOUR" on last week's final sales-only tally.

The new addition of track sales and streaming propel two titles into the chart's top 10; Ariana Grande's former No. 1 set "My Everything" (up from No. 39 to No. 7) and Beyonce's EP, "Beyonce (More Only)" which debuts at No. 8. If ranked by pure album sales, Grande's title would be No. 16 and Beyonce's No. 17. Grande's album, which has spawned four top 10 Hot 100 hits this year, returns to the top 10 for the first time in 12 weeks.

Working with Nielsen Music, the entertainment industry's premiere research and monitoring service, as well as the leading provider of music consumption data for Billboard's top music charts, the Billboard 200 has adapted to changes in consumer behavior by expanding beyond pure sales to measure an album's popularity.

Now part of the chart's mix is streaming activity on leading on-demand audio subscription services – such as Spotify, Rdio, Slacker and Beats Music, among others – as well as digital download track sales. The first chart connecting track activity to the parent album's Billboard 200 ranking covers sales and streaming data from the week ending November 30, traditionally one of the busiest music release periods of the year.

The top 10 follows the announcement for the Billboard 200 update and successful re-launch of the preeminent singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100. Next week, Billboard will celebrate the industry and Taylor Swift during the Women in Music event on December 12 in New York City.