News on Music Charts

Redbone singer Lolly Vegas dies in Los Angeles

2010-03-06T17:01:01Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lolly Vegas, a co-founder of Redbone who wrote the hit "Come and Get Your Love" for the 1970s band, has died in Los Angeles, a spokesman said on Saturday.</p><p>Vegas, 70, who had been battling cancer for several years, died at home Thursday, band spokesman Joe Ortiz said.&...

Turkish police detain Turkey's top pop star

2010-02-25T19:30:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Turkish police detain Tarkan, Turkey's world-famous pop star, in narcotics operations</div><div><p>Turkey's state-run news agency says police have detained Tarkan, Turkey's best-known pop star who makes top music charts worldwide, along with some other entertainers in Istanbul.</p><p>The Anatolia news ag...

Black Eyed Peas make history again on U.S. chart

2010-02-25T17:30:12Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Black Eyed Peas on Thursday became the first group in 19 years to send three singles from one album to the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.</p><p>"Imma Be," from the act's chart-topping release "The E.N.D.," rose two places to No. 1, ending the nine-week reign of Ke$...

Sade leads pop chart for second week

2010-02-24T12:46:22Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Sade led the U.S. pop album chart for a second week on Wednesday as overall sales slid in the post-Valentine's day lull.</p><p>The British band's first album in almost 10 years, "Soldier of Love," sold 190,000 copies during the week ended February 21, according to

2010-02-22T10:00:14Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ke$ha claimed the longest-running No. 1 debut single by a female artist on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1977 as "TiK ToK" held steady Thursday for an eighth week.</p><p>Thirty-three years ago, Debby Boone took her maiden Hot 100 appearance, "You Light Up My ...

"Hope for Haiti" album shakes up pop chart

2010-02-22T14:08:52Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Hope For Haiti Now" charity album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, becoming the first digital-only release to achieve this feat, according to sales data issued on Wednesday.</p><p>The album, featuring songs performed by the likes of Madon...

Line-up change for S.Korea's Wonder Girls

2010-02-22T16:06:55Z

<div><p>South Korea's top female pop group the Wonder Girls will soon have a new line-up, their agent announced Saturday, after taking the US pop charts by storm.</p><p>Sunmi, 18, will leave the five-member group when they wrap up their year-long tour of the United States in February, JYP Entertainment said.</p>&...

Ke$ha, Lady Gaga lead singles chart

2010-02-22T20:19:17Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pop singer Ke$ha led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth week on Thursday with her debut single "TiK ToK," and also grabbed the No. 7 spot with her new follow-up, "Blah Blah Blah."</p><p>Both tracks come from her album "Animal," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday. T...

Alan Jackson new album "Train" set for March release

2010-02-22T20:25:01Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - Country star Alan Jackson's new album "Freight Train" is set for release March 30 from Sony Music Nashville.</p><p>The 12-song album was pr...

Indie rockers Vampire Weekend eye U.S. album crown

2010-02-22T20:42:28Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Indie rock band Vampire Weekend seems a good bet to take the No. 1 spot on next week's U.S. pop album chart.</p><p>Based on first-day sales numbers, industry sources are projecting the group's second album "Contra" could sell 60,000-75,...

Pop singer Ke$ha leads U.S. album, singles charts

2010-02-22T21:54:42Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Rookie pop singer Ke$ha ended Susan Boyle's six-week reign on the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday, and also logged a fourth week at No. 1 on Billboard's singles chart.</p><p>Ke$ha (real name: Kesha Seb...

Persistence pays off for "Empire" songwriter

2010-02-23T01:27:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - "Empire State of Mind" has been a chart-topping hit for Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, spending five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The No. 1 anthem is also responsible for reigniting the singing aspirations of songwriter/producer Angela Hu...

Ke$ha leads U.S. pop singles chart for second week

2010-02-23T01:59:30Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rookie pop singer Ke$ha leads Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a second week with "TiK ToK" while setting the record for most single-week downloads by a female artist (610,000).</p><p>The prior mark was set by Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" (419,000) exactly a y...

Following the Charts, Which One is Best?

2010-02-23T07:01:59Z

Here are the list of charts are available for you to make use of American top 40, billboard, MTV, Rick Dees weekly top 40 on the list can go on and on and these are all predominantly the ones that you should listen to. When it comes to music charts, but which one do you follow, and why. Well, the choice is really up to you.<br><br>Let me try and...

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2010-02-23T07:05:26Z

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2010-02-23T07:05:28Z

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2010-02-23T07:05:31Z

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Cowboy Casanova Ringtone | Carrie Underwood Ringtones - Cowboy Casanova

2010-02-23T07:05:33Z

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Ke$ha sets female download record in U.S.

2010-02-23T07:44:10Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - In what is traditionally a high-volume download week thanks to shiny new MP3 players under the tree and download cards stuffed in stockings, a digital sales mark has fallen by the wayside.</p><p>Rookie pop singer Ke$ha's "TiK ToK" shifted 610,000 digital tracks for the week ending December 27, according to LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alicia Keys' album "The Element of Freedom" topped the R&amp;B chart in its first week of sales, but fell short of Susan Boyle to land at No. 2 on the Top 200 Albums chart, her label said on Wednesday.&am...