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NEWS ABOUT: Billboard charts

Billboard charts stories: 20 news summaries

 British R&B 
 Star Climbs 
 US Charts 

Jay Sean finds a home on Lil Wayne's Cash Money label

Sep 23, 09 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - “It doesn't matter if we're from a little place called Hounslow,” Jay Sean tells the BBC. “If you have some good music, you can make it anywhere.” That’s how the British R&B singer found himself collaborating with Lil Wayne, and climbing to No. 2... More »

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entertainment • music • rapper • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • R&B • Jay-ZTV • Jay Sean


 With New No. 1, 
 Jay-Z Grabs 
 Record 
 From Elvis 

Beatles, meanwhile, maintain dominance with big week

Sep 16, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jay-Z and the Beatles lit up the charts this week, Billboard reports. Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 sold 476,000 copies, easily capturing the top spot for the week, and giving the rapper his 11th No. 1 album. That nabs him the record, previously held by Elvis, for the... More »

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Beatles • music sales • Billboard charts • album • Jay-Z • album sales

(Newser) - How fierce: Beyoncé has been named Billboard's Woman of the Year. The magazine singled her out as the most inspirational female recording artist of the last 12 months. The honor comes on the heels of a world tour to promote I Am...Sasha Fierce that saw the singer's philanthropic alter... More »

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entertainment • Beyonce • Billboard charts • R&B • Jay-ZTV • women's issues

 Billboard Shifts Website 
 to Lure Listeners, Buyers 

Billboard.com ties MP3 and ticket sales to its famous charts

Jul 22, 09 5:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As circulation of its print magazine continues to fall, Billboard is looking to transition to the digital age with an overhauled website designed to be a one-stop shop for pop music, USA Today reports. Billboard.com now allows all visitors, not just subscribers, to look at its 51-year archive... More »

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music • music industry • Ticketmaster • MP3 • Billboard charts • album sales

 King of Pop Still 
 Reigns on Charts 

Album sales up 90% from first week

Jul 8, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is still dominating the Billboard charts, with his solo albums selling 800,000 copies in the first full week after his death and 2.2 million songs downloaded. His Number Ones collection is the top-selling album in the US as well as No. 1 on Billboard’s Top... More »

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entertainment • music • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Billboard charts • Black Eyed Peas • Thriller • album sales • celebrity death

 Dave Matthews' 
 Album Debuts at No. 1 

'Big Whiskey' ends reign of Eminem's 'Relapse'

Jun 11, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King has become its fifth straight album to shoot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The first-week sales of 424,000 albums have knocked Eminem's Relapse into second place in its third week. The new Matthews' album is... More »

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Eminem • rock bands • Billboard charts • Dave Matthews • Dave Matthews Band

Site Taps Into Twitterers' Playlists

We Are Hunted's top
99 gives different view of what's popular now

May 29, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are the Billboard music charts just too yesterday’s-news for you? Do you need to know which songs people are listening to the most, right this red-hot minute? Luckily, the website We Are Hunted has figured out how to mine Twitter feeds to find out what’s playing the most,... More »

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music • list • Pink Floyd • The Doors • Billboard charts • Twitter • We Are Hunted • popular music • The Cure

Epiphany? No. 1 Album More a Shock for Chrisette Michele

I'm not afraid of being me anymore, she says

May 20, 09 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - She’s already got a Grammy, but Chrisette Michele still needed time to recover from the shock of seeing her sophomore album debut atop the Billboard charts last week. Epiphany covers new ground for the singer-songwriter, who relinquished some songwriting duties this time around to R&B singer Ne-Yo. The... More »

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entertainment • album release • Billboard charts • Ne-Yo • Chrisette Michele

 Clarkson Soars to Top of Charts 

New single rocketed from 97th spot in Hot 100

Jan 29, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Kelly Clarkson’s new single has jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 , breaking the record held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” for the largest leap to the top spot, Billboard reports. “My Life Would Suck Without You” sold 280,000 digital downloads in one week and is climbing... More »

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music • radio • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • digital downloads • record • music sales • Billboard charts • album • Hot 100

 Brit Hits No. 1 One More Time 

New single hits No. 1 on Billboard chart in record time

Oct 16, 08 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The princess of pop is back at the top for the first time in a decade, Billboard reports. Britney Spears’ new song, “Womanizer,” shot from 96 to 1 in one week, a record-breaking climb up the Hot 100 chart—and a place the singer hasn’t been since... More »

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Britney Spears • Billboard charts

 Twist Is Top All-Time Hit 

Billboard's top songs of past 50 years including other twists, like no Elvis in top 10

Sep 12, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billboard has produced its definitive list of the top 100 songs of the past 50 years—and it's full of surprises. One is that neither Elvis nor the Beatles made the top five. They were beaten out by Santana, Bobby Darin, and even Los Del Rio's Macarena. Another twist—Chubby... More »

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music industry • Chubby Checker • Billboard charts • rock music • Nielsen SoundScan • Hot 100 • Geoff Mayfield • Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

 Lil Wayne Busts 1M Barrier 

Rapper's release first in 3 years to hit milestone in a single week

Jun 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lil Wayne has become the first artist to sell more than a million albums in a week since 50 Cent in 2005, Billboard reports. Tha Carter III, the rapper's sixth album, exploded out of record stores last week, selling close to half a million its first day. The milestone sales... More »

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hip-hop • record sales • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

 Lil Wayne Gives
 Milk for Free,
 Still Sells Cow  

The rapper turned to the Internet to change the game

Jun 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone. After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on... More »

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music industry • Rolling Stone • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Internet music • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

Obituary

 Country's
 Eddy Arnold Dies at 89 

The 'Tennessee Plowboy' sold 85M records, brought music to the masses

May 8, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eddy Arnold, the “Tennessee Plowboy,” died this morning at the age of 89, the Tennessean reports. Ranked as Billboard’s most popular country musician of all time, Arnold sold more than 85 million records and had 37 singles on the pop charts. Besides being remembered as a caring... More »

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obituary • pop music • country music • record sales • Billboard charts • Nashville • Eddy Arnold

Mariah Carey Passes Elvis
in Chart Toppers

With her 18th No. 1, she moves into 2nd place behind Beatles

Apr 2, 08 7:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mariah Carey unseated Elvis for the No. 2 spot in chart-topping songs this week. Her single "Touch My Body" became her 18th No. 1 and pushed Elvis into third place, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Beatles' all-time record of 20 remains, but Carey could eclipse the Fab Four... More »

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music • music industry • music downloads • pop culture • pop music • singers • Elvis Presley • Beatles • music sales • Billboard charts • Mariah Carey

Dolly Parton Releases Album on Own Label

Backwoods Barbie
hits No. 2, gives an iconic career new life

Mar 23, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than a decade after Nashville spurned her for a crop of up-and-comers, Dolly Parton is releasing a new album on her own label--and having the last laugh, as Backwoods Barbie hit Billboard's No. 2 on Billboard in its second week. That's thanks to new technologies that are creating end-run... More »

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music • music industry • country music • album release • record industry • Dolly Parton • Billboard charts • Nashville • Backwoods Barbie • record contract

Radiohead Album Offered Free Online Tops Charts

'In Rainbows' still popular even after months of free downloads

Jan 10, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Rock band Radiohead's new album "In Rainbows" debuted in the No. 1 spot in record sales on Billboard charts this week despite being available for free on the band's website for months. The down side: only 122,000 copies were sold—good but not great—and the release topped... More »

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music • music downloads • digital downloads • Radiohead • Capitol Records • Billboard charts • music label

Billboard Names 'Daughtry' the Year's #1 Album

'American Idol' alum's debut beats out
Akon, Fergie

Dec 14, 07 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Billboard has declared "American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry the year's most popular artist, thanks to "Daughtry," his band's debut album, which has sold 3.2 million copies. Akon took second place with "Konvicted," which sold 2.7 million. Beyonce had the No. 1 single, "... More »

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American Idol • Daughtry • music sales • Beyonce • Gwen Stefani • Hannah Montana • Akon • Carrie Underwood • Billboard charts • Chris Daughtry • Rihanna • Fergie • T Pain

Rapper Pimp C Found Dead in Hotel Room

No sign of foul play
in mystery death
of UGK star

Dec 5, 07 3:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Rapper Pimp C, half of the chart-topping duo UGK, was found dead in his Los Angles hotel room yesterday, and authorities have found no signs of foul play. Paramedics responded to a 911 call yesterday morning to discover Pimp C, 33, dead in bed, fully clothed. No drugs or related... More »

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music • Los Angeles • obituary • death • rap music • Billboard charts • Pimp C • Bun B • UGK

Eagles Enjoy Their Perch Near the Top

Henley philosophizes on album's success, Wal-Mart, with CNN

Nov 17, 07 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The Eagles' new CD has sat at or near the top of the Billboard charts since its debut earlier this month—not bad for a band that hasn't released an album since 1979. Don Henley discusses the Eagles' approach to the double-disc Long Road Out of Eden with CNN,... More »

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record sales • Don Henley • The Eagles • Billboard charts • Wal-Mart

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