Ciara, Eminem set to lead U.S. pop album charts
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R&B singer Ciara's second release  is expected to top the U.S. pop album charts when sales data  are issued Wednesday.
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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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Black Eyed Peas singer  Fergie scored her third No. 1 hit from her solo album &quot;The  Dutchess&quot; Thursday as &quot;Big Girls Don&#39;t Cry&quot; inched up one place  to lead the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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Rapper Eminem's new single has become his highest entry on the US singles chart.
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NEW YORK  &#151; 50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's "Graduation" is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out, while 50 Cent's "Curtis" is on track to do 550,000, according to Billboard magazine.
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The latest Eminem album tops the US album chart after just three days on sale, following its UK success.
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After rocketing from No. 42 to the  top of the chart last week, Rihanna&#39;s &quot;Umbrella&quot; begins a  second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Shania Twain's "Greatest Hits" and Toby Keith's "Greatest Hits 2" each have a shot of topping the next U.S. pop charts with sales of more 500,000 units or more, but Eminem could pip them at the post when data for the week ended Nov. 14 are released next Wednesday.
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R&B chanteuse Ciara's "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo jumped two places to take the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, ending the three-week reign of Terror Squad's "Lean Back," which dropped to No. 2.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - As her album debut, "Goodies"  (Sho'nuff/Music Line/LaFace), hits stores this week, Ciara  remains nestled into the top slot of the Billboard Hot 100.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Before 2007 is out, Eve, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Trina, Shawnna and Remy Ma should have new albums in stores, setting the stage for a banner year in the world of female rap. For the long-suffering genre, that would mean that more than two or three titles could finish in the top 100 of Billboard's year-end Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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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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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Eminem was the top-seller among  last-minute holiday shoppers as "Encore" returned to No. 1 on  the U.S. album charts last week after a month-long absence.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Green Day topped the U.S. pop  albums chart for a second consecutive week Wednesday, passing  the two million sales mark and extending its lead over Eminem  during a quiet sales period.
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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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In case you haven&#39;t seen enough of American&#39;s biggest selling pop stars, the nominations for the American Music Awards were announced today.
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R&B singer Mario held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh consecutive week Thursday with "Let Me Love You," while Ciara's "1, 2 Step" featuring Missy Elliott was No. 2 for a sixth week.