Posted Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:01pm PDT
The soundtrack to Mamma Mia! bows at #7, giving ABBA its first top 10 album. (Well, sort of. The group's songs are sung by the stars of the movie.) That's not a bad debut considering the movie hasn't opened yet.
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Posted Wed Jul 9, 2008 1:12pm PDT
Kid Rock's "Rock And Roll Jesus" has rebounded from a low of #82 in March to #7 this week on the strength of the multi-format hit "All Summer Long." Also: Lil Wayne sends Coldplay packing.
Posted Wed Jul 2, 2008 2:05pm PDT
In just two weeks of release, Coldplay's new album has sold more downloads than any other album in digital history. Sorry, John Mayer.
Posted Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:41am PDT
Coldplay doesn't quite equal the 737,000 first-week sales tally of its last album, but the band comes awfully close. Who was the last act to top 700,000 the first week out with back-to-back albums? Kanye West.
Posted Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:20am PDT
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III becomes the first album in three years to sell a million copies in a week. Maybe you knew that already. But I bet you don't know what Lil Wayne, Janet Jackson and Usher have in common.
Posted Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:27pm PDT
Disturbed becomes only the fourth hard rock band to land three consecutive #1 albums. But Disturbed shouldn't get too settled in: Lil Wayne and Coldplay are set to debut at #1 the next two weeks.
Posted Wed Jun 4, 2008 11:08am PDT
Usher has the biggest first week by a male artist since the Kayne West/50 Cent showdown in September. But he doesn't quite match Mariah Carey's bow. Also: Coldplay has the new #1 digital song. Sorry, Davids.
Posted Thu May 29, 2008 8:53pm PDT
David Cook and David Archuleta have a combined total of 29 songs on this week's Hot Digital Songs chart. Is Cook on top--or did Archie get his revenge? Also: 3 Doors Down has the new #1 album.
Posted Wed May 21, 2008 12:25pm PDT
It was billed as the Great Diva Smackdown. In the space of just nine weeks, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Madonna released new albums. So who won? Who lost? Also: Death Cab For Cutie edges Ol' Blue Eyes.
Posted Wed May 14, 2008 11:28am PDT
Neil Diamond, 67, becomes the oldest artist ever to land a #1 album. Rihanna, 20, also sets a record. And we remember Frank Sinatra.
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