Soulja Boy retains lead on singles chart
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Teen rapper Soulja Boy's breakout single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" began a second week atop the U.S. pop singles chart Thursday, and the three subsequent tracks held their same positions from last week.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Because of the way the calendar  breaks, album sales are trailing 2004 in the early weeks of the  new year, but a rapper named the Game could help even the  score.
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Rap star Snoop Dogg extends his run at the top of the US singles chart for a second week.
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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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NEW YORK (Billboard) - A day after reaching No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on the singles chart Thursday.
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A day after reaching No. 1 on the  U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on  the singles chart Thursday.
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Robbie Williams shot straight to the top  of the UK pop charts on Sunday after his latest single beat off  a string of other new entries.
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The out-of-nowhere success of Soulja  Boy&#39;s debut single, &quot;Crank Dat (Soulja Boy),&quot; has become the  latest Internet phenomenon to catch radio and record labels off  guard.
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The top three in this week's singles charts remain unchanged with R&B star Rihanna holding fast at number one.
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Rookie rapper Flo Rida's "Low"  featuring T-Pain led Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a  third week, while Alicia Keys' "No One" held at No. 2.
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With the help of Alicia Keys, R&B singer Usher grabbed his fourth No. 1 of the year on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.
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R&B star Usher leads the field at this year's Soul Train Awards, with a total of five nominations.
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Rapper Ludacris scored his third No. 1 on the U.S. pop 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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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - For the second week in a row, Terror Squad&#39;s &quot;Lean Back&quot; topped Billboard&#39;s Hot 100 singles chart, even as the East Coast rap act&#39;s sophomore album &quot;True Story&quot; tumbled 17 places to No. 31 on the Billboard 200.
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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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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.