"Idol" finalist Daughtry back atop charts
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In yet another week where no album  sold more than 100,000 copies, former "American Idol" finalist  Chris Daughtry flip-flopped with Norah Jones to reclaim the top  spot on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
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The integrity of "American Idol" as  a contest for raw, undiscovered talent was called into question  again after an Irish singer who once had a major-label deal,  and solo album that flopped, advanced to the top rung of the  competition this week.
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Eminem goes back to the top of the US album chart a month after Encore first took the number one spot.
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Country star Alan Jackson scored his third chart-topper on the Billboard 200 albums chart Wednesday with his latest release, "What I Do."
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Country star Tim McGraw lived it  up on top of the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week  Wednesday, while Ray Charles, Jill Scott and LL Cool J entered  the pop albums chart in the next three spots.
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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.
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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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The &quot;American Idol&quot; triumph of  17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers  than last year&#39;s finale, in the latest sign that U.S.  television&#39;s highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.
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Rod Stewart has scored his first US number one since 1978 this week, as &quot;Stardust...The Great American Songbook Vol. 3&quot; ousts George Strait from the top of the Billboard Top 200.
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After making headlines for everything but music, Britney Spears is back with an album industry insiders say should top the charts despite her.
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Chris Daughtry wishes we would forget his shocking elimination from last year's "American Idol," a contest he was widely favored to win. It's kind of a touchy subject.
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Bob Dylan is back at the top of the charts &#151; for the first time in 30 years. His new album, "Modern Times," reached No. 1 on the album sales chart, selling 192,000 units in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - "American Idol" alumnus Clay Aiken,  the most commercially successful graduate of the Fox talent  show series, is planning to tour the United States for five  weeks this holiday season backed by a full orchestra.
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Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is heading back on the road in the US after scrapping a tour earlier this year.
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Kanye West got beaten up by a woman on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday. A week after the rapper's third album debuted to the highest numbers in more than two years, West was bounced from the top spot by country star Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets."
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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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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back on top of the points standings for the first time in three months. How long he can stay there remains to be seen.