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AC-DC

Week Ending Oct. 26, 2008: Headbangers Beat Out High-Schoolers

Posted Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:12am PDT
AC/DC's Black Ice debuts at #1 with sales of 784,000. That's the biggest first-week tally for a rock album since U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. It's the biggest opening ever for a mainstream hard rock album. More »
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Kenny Chesney

Week Ending Oct. 19, 2008: Battle Of The Hat Acts

Posted Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:05am PDT
Which country artist has had the most #1 albums on The Billboard 200 in this decade? Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson were tied with four each, but one of them surges ahead this week to take the title outright. More »
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Bob Dylan

Chart Watch Extra: The Acts With The Most Top 10 Albums, Ever

Posted Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:33pm PDT
Who has amassed the most top 10 albums since Billboard published its first album chart in 1945? Elvis? The Beatles? The Stones? Or somebody else? If you said "somebody else," you're right. More »
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Britney Spears

Week Ending Oct. 12, 2008: Britney Ends Long Shut-Out

Posted Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:39am PDT
Britney Spears lands her first #1 hit on the Hot 100 since her debut release as "Womanizer" zooms from #96 to #1. It's the biggest leap to #1 in the chart's history. Also: Bob Dylan's latest album debuts at #6. More »
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T.I.

Week Ending Oct.5, 2008: T.I. Breaks T.I.'s Record

Posted Wed Oct 8, 2008 12:11pm PDT
T.I.'s "Live Your Life" sets a new record for the biggest jump into the #1 spot in the 50-year history of Billboard's Hot 100. Who held the old record? T.I. Also, the rap star's album debuts at #1 with a hefty tally. More »
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Leona Lewis

Chart Watch Extra: Is The Album Becoming A Relic Of The Past?

Posted Fri Oct 3, 2008 10:42am PDT
Just 11 albums topped the 1 million mark in sales in the first nine months of 2008. The biggest album so far this year has sold a shade under 2.5 million copies. Are albums going out of style? More »
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Demi Lovato

Week Ending Sept. 28, 2008: Uncle Walt & His Pop Star Factory

Posted Wed Oct 1, 2008 10:45am PDT
Demi Lovato is the latest in a long line of performers to parlay exposure on Disney TV shows into hit records. They're all here, from Annette to Mickey Mouse Club alums Justin, Britney and Christina. More »
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