Posted Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:17pm PDT
Want to sell albums in a down market? Go on "Oprah." Four of this week's top 10 albums got a boost from Winfrey's top-rated talk show. The roster includes Michael Buble, who debuts at #1. 
Posted Fri Oct 9, 2009 11:42am PDT
Barbra Streisand, who returns to #1 this week, is one of two dozen artists who have had #1 albums spanning 20 or more years. Here's a complete list, from Frank Sinatra to U2. 
Posted Wed Oct 7, 2009 11:24am PDT
Barbra Streisand's 'Love Is The Answer' enters The Billboard 200 at #1, edging out Paramore's 'Brand New Eyes.' This makes Streisand the only individual artist to top the chart in each of the last five decades. 
Posted Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:51am PDT
Michael Jackson's Number Ones regains the #1 spot on the Catalog chart, sending the Beatles' Abbey Road packing after just two weeks on top. Also, Pearl Jam lands its first #1 album in 13 years. 
Posted Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:34am PDT
Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 is #1 for the second straight week. Its second-week sales tally was bigger than the first-week totals rung up by recent albums by Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson and Bruce Springsteen. 
Posted Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:35am PDT
The Beatles smashed some records this week. They had nine of the week's 20 best-selling albums and 12 of the 30 best-sellers. Michael Jackson had set the old records in both categories just two months ago. 
Posted Wed Sep 9, 2009 12:01pm PDT
Whitney Houston's I Look To You enters The Billboard 200 at #1. It's Houston's first album to debut at #1 since 1987. So is this a true comeback or just a brief return to glory? Time will tell. 
Posted Wed Sep 2, 2009 1:34pm PDT
Second generation stars hold down two of the top three spots on The Billboard 200. Colbie Caillat and Miley Cyrus debut at #1 and #3. Both of their fathers had #1 albums back in the day. 
Posted Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:43am PDT
Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" this week becomes the first song that was released prior to 2000 to sell 3 million digital copies. Here are the 12 oldies that have sold the most downloads. 
Posted Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:18pm PDT
This is the second week in a row that an artist over 50 has debuted at #1. Reba McEntire, 54, displaces George Strait, 57. Bob Dylan, 68, and Bruce Springsteen, 59, have also hit #1 this year. What's going on here? | Select a Blog | Posts |
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