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Charts: Freshman Rapper J. Cole Routs Blink-182's Comeback

October 5, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Jay-Z's protégé bowed with an impressive 218,000, well ahead of debuting rockers Blink-182 and Wilco

  

Charts: Tony Bennett Becomes First Eightysomething to Top Billboard Chart

September 28, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The octogenarian's "Duets II" album sold 179,000. On the other end of the age spectrum, teens Demi Lovato, Mindless Behavior, and Cody Simpson all made strong album-chart impressions

  

Lady Antebellum Owns 'Night' -- and Billboard Chart

September 21, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Easily aced failed comebacks by a whacked Bush and petered-out Primus

  

Charts: George Strait Takes Narrow Path to Billboard's Top Debut, Edging Out Beatles

September 14, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

On the digital songs chart, Kelly Clarkson managed a so-so debut for "Mr. Know It All"

  

Charts: Lil Wayne Falls Just a Lil' Shy of a Million; MTV Awards Boost Adele's Ballad to No. 1

September 7, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

"The Carter IV" is almost on par with Lil Wayne's past sales glory, with 964,000 sold, while Adele's bravura awards-show turn actually pushed an old-school ballad into the top spot on the digital songs chart

  

Charts: Streisand, The Game Are Both Off Their Sales Game

August 31, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Game was off his game with a still-charttopping 98,000 in album sales, while Streisand's Bergman-esque tribute sold 66,000 to bow at No. 4

  

Charts: Jay-Z & Kanye Unbowed; Lil Wayne Can and 'Will' Sell Singles

August 24, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Modestly debuting releases from the Eli Young Band and Jeff Bridges posed no threat to week 2 of the Kanye/Jay-Z dynasty ... or to Adele, whose album passed the 3 million mark

  

Music Charts: Jay-Z & Kanye Fall Short; Katy Perry Ties Jackson's Singles Record

August 17, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Meanwhile, “Glee 3D” entered the album chart at No. 16 with a shockingly modest 20,000 copies

  

Adele Dislodges Santana as This Century's Chart Champ

August 10, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Singer's "21" has now logged more time at No. 1 than any other album to come out since the turn of the millennium

  

Katy Perry Breaks Record Set by Gaga, Timberlake -- But Can't Yet Tell Jacko to Beat It

August 3, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

Country star Eric Church debuted at No. 1 on the album sales chart, while Perry is poised to tie Michael Jackson's record for most chart-topping singles from a single LP

  

Music Charts: Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Back in Billboard's Top 10

July 27, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The late singer's 2006 multi-Grammy-winning album returns to the top 10 after just two days of posthumous sales fever

  

Music Charts: Blake Shelton, Demi Lovato Make Splashy Bows

July 20, 2011 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

'Voice' judge Shelton found an agreeable jury for his first No. 1 album, while Lovato's 'Skyscraper' is a rehabilitative hit on the singles chart

  

Jay-Z Hits No. 1 With 'Blueprint'

September 16, 2009 By Anonymous 3 years ago

And Beatle remasters swarm catalog sales chart..

  
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