Norah Jones leads U.S. pop charts
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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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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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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - 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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Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S.  pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a  Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some  stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday  shopping frenzy.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - 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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Singer Rihanna is dominating the UK pop music scene after reaching number one in both the singles and album charts.
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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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X Factor winner Leon Jackson is the Christmas number one, and 2006 champion Leona Lewis tops the album chart.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mary J. Blige ended Josh Groban's five-week reign on the U.S. pop album chart Thursday, as the R&B singer's latest release took the crown a week after it debuted at No. 2.
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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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Singer Norah Jones' latest release becomes the 800th album to hit number one in the UK charts.
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Rapper Ludacris scored his third No. 1 on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, while Janet Jackson's new release opened with her lowest numbers in almost a decade, Billboard reported.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Kanye West looks set to win the closely watched duel with rival rapper 50 Cent for the No. 1 slot on next week's U.S. pop album chart, according to preliminary sales data issued Wednesday.
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Bob Dylan reached the top of the U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in 30 years on Wednesday,
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Vocalist Josh Groban is named the top selling artist of 2007 in the US, according to official figures.
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The Dixie Chicks appear to be more popular than the president these days. President Bush&#039;s approval rating has plummeted, but the Chicks are on top of the pop and country charts with their first album since publicly criticizing Bush three years ago.
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Rapper Nelly takes both the number one and two spot in the US album charts.