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Scotty McCreery ties Clay Aiken's 'American Idol' chart record
Everybody knows that Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson are the most successful contestants ever to step onto the "American Idol" stage, but who's the top male contender to appear on the show?
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What decade is this anyway? David Byrne, Judas Priest, and Jimi Hendrix enter top 10.
The calendar says 2018, but the charts suggest otherwise. Of the five albums that debut in the top 10 this week, three are by artists who have been turning out albums for more than 40 years.
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Film soundtracks hold down the top two spots for the first time in 20 years
For the first time in nearly 20 years, soundtracks to theatrically released films hold down the top two spots on the Billboard 200.
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Why is Bon Jovi’s album back at No. 1, two years later — and is that fair?
Bon Jovi’s 2016 album This House Is Not for Sale re-enters the Billboard 200 at No. 1, dislodging the hot-selling soundtrack to the blockbuster film Black Panther. Bon Jovi’s album was boosted by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer, in which fans who bought a ticket to Bon Jovi’s upcoming arena tour could also opt to get the album. A similar redemption offer enabled the album to debut at No. 1 back in November 2016.
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Black History Month celebrates pop music’s chart champs
Black artists have been setting records on the pop music charts virtually as long as there have been pop music charts. To commemorate Black History Month, here are two dozen black artists who have made chart history.
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'Black Panther' soundtrack makes history on the music charts
'Black Panther: The Album' entered the Billboard 200 before the movie even opened.
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Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' first-week sales aren't so 'super'
This is slimmest first-week sales tally for any of Timberlake's solo albums.