MTV band Danity Kane, OutKast lead U.S. charts
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - In yet another big week for new   releases on the U.S. albums chart, the MTV-constructed band   Danity Kane trumped hip-hop duo OutKast to take the top spot,   while Paris Hilton scored the highest debut for a new solo   female pop artist this year with a No. 6 entry.
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Usher and Outkast continued their awards sweep at Sunday nightâs (Nov. 14) American Music Awards, with Usher going home with four trophies and Outkast with three.
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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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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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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The 16th installment of the "NOW  That's What I Call Music!" series replaced teen rocker Ashlee  Simpson atop the U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday, repeating a  feat the hits package first performed three weeks ago.
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Country veteran George Strait's "50 Number Ones" hits package ruled the U.S. pop albums chart for a second consecutive week, as new releases from Celine Dion, rapper Mos Def and pop-punk band Sum 41 debuted in the top 10, according to sales data issued Wednesday.
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Norah Jones returned to the top of  the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, a week after the jazz  pianist lost the crown to rock band Fall Out Boy, Billboard  reported.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - 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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NEW YORK (Billboard) - MTV chanteuse Ashlee Simpson logged  a third non-consecutive week atop the U.S. pop charts Wednesday  as her debut release "Autobiography" breezed past the one  million sales mark.
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Terror Squad&#39;s Lean Back is No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second consecutive week, Billboard reported Thursday.
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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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OutKast topped the winners list Thursday at the MTV Europe Music Awards picking up three prizes, including best group.
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A spiffed up version of Usher's "Confessions" and new releases by country mainstay George Strait and rock acts Good Charlotte and Korn took over the top four slots on the U.S. pop albums chart, according to sales data issued 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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NEW YORK (Billboard) - T.I.'s "T.I. vs. T.I.P." maintains its lead on the Billboard 200 for a second week after moving 175,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Two popular rap acts occupied the  top two spots on the U.S. album charts Wednesday, with the  Game's "Doctor's Advocate" coming in at No. 1.
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Rapper Ludacris scored his third No. 1 on the U.S. pop album charts