Mary J. Blige tops album charts
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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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Youth-driven music once again tops  Billboard's year-end Latin charts, with TV phenomenon RBD  leading the Top Latin Albums and Top Latin Album Artists charts  thanks to strong first-week sales of "Celestial."
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With her album "The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige might be the breakout leader when Grammy nominations are announced.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - 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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Two popular rap acts occupied the top two spots on the U.S. album charts Wednesday, with the Game's "Doctor's Advocate" coming in at No. 1.
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The Grammys love comeback stories. So Mary J. Blige, who overcame personal problems and has eight nominations for Sunday night's awards, should be the front-runner to win a few.
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R&B star Mary J Blige leads the nominations for the US music industry's Grammy Awards.
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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.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the nominees for the Grammy Awards on Thursday, while country outcasts the Dixie Chicks picked up key nods for a defiant tune stemming from critical comments they made about President George W. Bush.
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The Dixie Chicks came away with five awards at Sunday night's Grammys, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with four and Mary J. Blige with three
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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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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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Rock group Bon Jovi top the US album charts for the first time since 1988.
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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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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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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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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.