Jay Z's magnum opus Magna Carta Holy Grail cannot be stopped. The newly dash-less rapper's twelfth studio album holds the top spot on the Billboard 200 for the second week in a row. Read More »
Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines album has debuted at No. 1 in the UK, knocking Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail from the top British spot. Read More »
As pop music fans and chart followers can expect, Robin Thicke's sexy, controversial "Blurred Lines" falls at No. 1 for a sixth straight week. Daft Punk's "Blurred Lines" sits blocked from the top spot in the country at No. 2 for fives weeks in a row. Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" is the youngest high rising song, with three weeks at No. 3. Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 when "We Can't Stop" rocketed up the charts, and has been in that spot for three weeks as well. Read More »
Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail may not be platinum one week after its release, according to Billboard's rules, but the "Empire State of Mind" rapper's twelfth studio album has gone gold. The record sold 527,000 copies in its first official week of release and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Read More »
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It's the summer of "Blurred Lines." No doubt about that. The R&B/pop crossover hit from Canadian crooner Robin Thicke (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the fifth week in a row. Read More »
In his third week on the charts, J. Cole finally has the No. 1 album in the country, according to Billboard. He climbed to the top spot on the Billboard 200 in a small sales week by moving 58,000 copies of his second studio album Born Sinner. Previously, J. Cole had been stuck at No. 2 behind Kanye West's Yeezus and Wale's The Gifted. Read More »
Even though the one million copies of Jay-Z's new album 2013 Magna Carta Holy Grail will not count toward the Billboard 200 chart, the record is still projected to debut at No. 1 next week. According to Billboard, Magna Carta Holy Grail is projected to sell 350,000 to 400,000 records between today (July 9) and the end of the tracking week on July 14. Read More »
"Monster" group Skillet hits number one on Billboard's Rock Albums. Read More »
Imagine Dragons' song "Radioactive" soars to number one spot, billboard.com did an interview with the band. Read More »
As the tides change in the country, so too do the music charts. After the Supreme Court ruled against DOMA and California's Prop 8 last week, gay marriage anthem "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert has climbed up the Billboard Hot 100. Read More »
Apparently, fans aren't to interesting in hearing the good news about Yeezus. After the tightly maintained air of mystery surrounding the album dissapated, fans found a challenging album with no apparent radio-friendly songs. All of this lead Yeezus to experience the fourth largest second-week drop off for a number 1 album in the SoundScan era. Read More »
It really is Robin Thicke's month. His single "Blurred Lines" is the No. 1 song in America for the fourth week in a row, as Billboard reports. Read More »