1.Fish Leong (梁靜茹) and Fall in Love & Songs — Don’t Cry for Him Anymore (靜茹&情歌 — 別再為他流淚)with 10.42 percent of sales
2.Wang Lee-hom (王力宏) and Heart Beat
(心．跳) with 7.59%
3.Alan Kuo (柯有綸) and One Day
(2009柯有綸全創作) with 5.48%
4.Ji Jia-song (紀佳松) and Blue J with 4.31%
5.Show Luo (羅志祥) with Trendy Man (潮男正傳) with 3.64%
Album chart compiled from G-Music (www.g-music.com.tw), based on retail sales
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