Groban and Blige lead pop albums chart
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Green Day topped the U.S. pop  albums chart for a second consecutive week Wednesday, passing  the two million sales mark and extending its lead over Eminem  during a quiet sales period.
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Amid debuts by several major new   releases this week, Justin Timberlake narrowly managed to hold   on to the top spot on the U.S. pop album charts, according to   sales data published by Billboard Wednesday.
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Amid debuts by several major new  releases this week, Justin Timberlake held on to the top spot  on the U.S. pop album charts, according to final sales data  issued by Nielsen SoundScan Friday.
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Three albums that reached stores ahead of schedule will lead the next Billboard 200 chart and raise the profile of hip-hop and R&B.
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Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the  post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the  Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.
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Rapper Jay-Z came out on top of the post-Thanksgiving U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, tying the Rolling Stones for the third-most No. 1 hits.
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Black Eyed Peas singer  Fergie scored her third No. 1 hit from her solo album &quot;The  Dutchess&quot; Thursday as &quot;Big Girls Don&#39;t Cry&quot; inched up one place  to lead the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Kanye West looks set to win the closely watched duel with rival rapper 50 Cent for the No. 1 slot on next week's U.S. pop album chart, according to preliminary sales data issued Wednesday.
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Grammy-nominated punk trio Green Day returned to the top of the U.S. pop charts Wednesday with its hit opus "American Idiot," which sold just 178 copies more than Eminem's reigning champ.
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Singer Adele's debut album 19 goes straight to the top of the chart in its first week.
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Singer Rihanna is dominating the UK pop music scene after reaching number one in both the singles and album charts.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Three albums that reached stores  ahead of schedule will lead the next Billboard 200 chart and  raise the profile of hip-hop and R&B.
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The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul adds  another jewel to her crown, as Mary J. Blige captures her  fourth career No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and the songs of John Lennon can all be found in the top 15 of the U.S. pop album chart, the biggest confluence of ex-Beatles in years.
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R&B singer Rihanna&#39;s &quot;Umbrella&quot; and  hip-hop trio Shop Boyz&#39; &quot;Party Like a Rockstar&quot; claimed the top  two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth  consecutive week Thursday.
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Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S.  pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a  Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some  stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday  shopping frenzy.