Adele's album debuts at chart top
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Singer Adele's first album, 19, goes straight to the top of the UK chart in its first week on sale.
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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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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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Jazz singer/pianist Norah Jones' first album in three years opened at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, but its first-week sales were less than half those of its predecessor, according to Billboard.
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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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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) - Alicia Keys began a fourth week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while another tune from the R&B singer flew up the rankings.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - 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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Rock group Oasis have claimed the top two spots in a poll of the nation's best ever albums on Monday, ahead of iconic albums by The Beatles and Pink Floyd.
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Radiohead top the US album chart with In Rainbows, initially sold via the internet for a price chosen by fans.
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Paul McCartney reached his highest spot on the U.S. pop charts in a decade on Wednesday with his first album for coffee retailer Starbucks Corp., a sign that veteran artists can thrive outside major labels.
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Kaiser Chiefs rise to number one in the  UK singles chart, while Amy Winehouse's album is back on top.
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X Factor winner Leona Lewis has topped the singles chart with the biggest week one sales this year.
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With two simultaneous releases, hip-hop artist Nelly pushes everyone out of his way on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, taking over the top two slots.
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Reformed Take That top the UK's singles and albums charts simultaneously for the first time in their career.
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Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets" has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's 200 Top Albums, her best first-week showing on the chart.
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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.