Rihanna fends off Shop Boyz to lead singles chart
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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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Barbados-born singer Rihanna dominated the British pop market on Sunday, topping both the album and singles charts, according to the Official UK Charts Company. via The West Australian
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Arts & entertainment: 50 Cent bumped down to number two by highest-selling album in two years.
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Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" held  firm at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a  third week Thursday, while Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie's  "London Bridge" was steady at No. 2.
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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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For the second week in a row, Mario's "Let Me Love You" topped Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, while Ciara's "1, 2 Step" moved up one to No. 2, trading places with Snoop Dogg's former chart-topper "Drop It Like It's Hot."
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R&amp;B singer Usher, who scored the biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11 trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast
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R&B singer Mario took over as king of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with "Let Me Love You," which ended the three-week reign of Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot."
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[Sports India]: London, Dec 9 : R&amp;B crooner Usher swept the Billboard Awards by winning 11 awards, including &#39;Artist of the Year&#39; awards at the Las Veags ceremony.
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In a slow week for the Billboard chart, Alicia Keys reached No. 2 with 112,000 sales of âAs I Amâ (J); Mary J. Blige moved 89,000 of âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) to reach No. 3; âNow Thatâs What I Call Music!â Vol. 26 is at No. 4 with 54,000; and the 18-year-old country singer Taylor Swift rose three spots to No. 5, though sales of her self-titled album, on the Big Machine label, dropped 39 percent last week to 47,000, Nielsen SoundScan reported. Radiohead reached No. 1 with the conventional release of âIn Rainbows,â through the ATO label, on CD and other formats. The indie-rock âJunoâ soundtrack (Rhino), popular online, opened at No. 8 with 38,000.
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"My Boo," the duet by Usher and Alicia Keys, topped Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a fifth week in a row Thursday, continuing to fend off strong challenges from Snoop Dogg and Destiny's Child.
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Rookie rapper Flo Rida's "Low" ruled  the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth week Thursday,  leading a remarkably stable field.
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So far 2008 has not been a good year for music sales. This week Alicia Keys, below, stays atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the number of copies that CD sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album. Nielsen SoundScan reported that 61,000 copies of the album sold last week; the least number of weekly sales for No. 1 is 60,000, set by the âDreamgirlsâ soundtrack a year ago. (The numbers are rounded.) This week the âJunoâ soundtrack (Rhino) is at No. 2 with 58,000, Mary J. Bligeâs âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) is No. 3 with 52,000, and Radioheadâs âIn Rainbowsâ (ATO) is next with 46,000. The R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn opens at No. 5 with 45,000 sales of âLove Behind the Melodyâ (J) and John Legendâs new âLive From Philadelphia,â available only through Target, reached No. 7 with 33,000.
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Irish boy band Westlife were the surprise winners of a high-profile battle to top the album charts on Sunday, beating Oasis, the Beatles and U2 to the top spot.
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R&B chanteuse Ciara's "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo jumped two places to take the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, ending the three-week reign of Terror Squad's "Lean Back," which dropped to No. 2.
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In a battle between two top-selling  female acts, Miley Cyrus triumphed over Kelly Clarkson to score  the No. 1 position on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday.
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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.