Pretty Ricky, Shins albums open strong to top chart
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After several slow weeks at retail  when no title cracked the 100,000-copy plateau, Pretty Ricky  and the Shins achieve the feat with their new albums this week.
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Usher and Alicia Keys' "My Boo" topped the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for a second consecutive week, and their duet also took the No. 1 slot on the newly unveiled Hot Ringtones chart.
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New York rapper Mims soared to the  top of the U.S. singles chart Thursday with "This Is Why I'm  Hot," an independently produced fixture at urban radio.
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Beyonce led the Billboard Hot 100  singles chart for a 10th consecutive week Thursday with  "Irreplaceable," while Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" climbed  one spot to a new peak of No. 2.
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Bon Jovi topped the album charts for  the first time since 1988 on Wednesday, while rock duo the  White Stripes scored a personal best with a No. 2 debut for  their latest release.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - After selling an astonishing 250,000   copies as a digital download, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"   surged 29 places to seize the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100   singles chart Thursday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Teen rapper Soulja Boy's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" rose one place to reclaim the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, trading places with Kanye West's "Stronger."
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Three albums are poised to enter  the Billboard 200 next week with opening weeks of more than  100,000 copies.
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The home of current hits like ÂSpongeBob SquarePantsÂ shows few signs of slowing down.
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Having a No. 1 album just isnât what it used to be. This week Alicia Keys is back atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the 61,000 copies it has sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album, Nielsen SoundScan reported. The âJunoâ soundtrack, on Rhino, fell to No. 2, with 55,000 sold. New releases dot the chart this week. The Mars Volta, which revels in head-spinningly complex progressive rock, opened in the third spot with 54,000 sales of âFrances the Muteâ (Universal); the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine reached fourth place with âScream Aim Fireâ (Jive), selling 53,000; and the â2008 Grammy Nomineesâ compilation (Hip-O/Universal) moved 50,000, opening at No. 5. The remix album âHannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Partyâ (Disney) bowed at No. 7, and Vampire Weekend, the acclaimed New York indie band, reached No. 17 with its self-titled debut on the XL label.
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These fast-growing companies make their debut on this year's Platinum 400.
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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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Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" retained its lead on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a sixth week Thursday, while a new tune from the 'N Sync alumnus surged toward the top 10, according to Billboard.
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Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous"  featuring Timbaland led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for  a fourth week Thursday, while Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" held at  No. 2 but replaced Furtado atop the Hot Digital Songs chart.
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Plain White T&#39;s earn their first  Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as &quot;Hey There Delilah&quot; continues its  staircase climb, stepping from No. 2.
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There was a time when girls&#39;  names ruled the Hot 100. In 1962, Tommy Roe&#39;s &quot;Sheila&quot; was  succeeded by the Four Seasons&#39; &quot;Sherry.&quot; But it&#39;s become much  rarer to see a girl&#39;s name in the No. 1 spot.
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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.