David Jenison Wed Oct 8, 8:44 AM ET Los Angeles (E! Online) - T.I.'s Paper beats Metallica's rock. The legally embattled Georgia rapper got some good news for a change as his new Paper Trail debuted at No. 1, selling a career-high 568,000 copies and ending the three-week reign of Metallica's Death Magnetic. Jennifer Hudson, Robin Thicke, James Taylor and Kellie Pickler all landed albums in the Top 10. This gives T.I. his third No. 1 in three years, following 2006's King (522,000 first-week copies) and 2007's schizophrenic T.I. Vs. T.I.P. (468,000). Paper Trail also features the rapper's first songs to top the Hot 100. "Whatever You Like" started a long run at No. 1 in late August. On tomorrow's chart, "Live Your Life" is set to bounce "Whatever You Like, " thanks in part to 296,000 legal downloads. The ascent of the track,...
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