Read more Billboard charts stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17182/billboard-charts.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70103/british-rb-star-climbs-us-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“It doesn't matter if we're from a little place called Hounslow,” Jay Sean tells the BBC. “If you have some good music, you can make it anywhere.” That’s how the British R&B singer found himself collaborating with Lil Wayne, and climbing to No. 2 on the US charts—making him...http://www.newser.com/story/70103/british-rb-star-climbs-us-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 14:12:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69554/with-new-no-1-jay-z-grabs-record-from-elvis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay-Z and the Beatles lit up the charts this week, Billboard reports. Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 sold 476,000 copies, easily capturing the top spot for the week, and giving the rapper his 11th No. 1 album. That nabs him the record, previously held by Elvis, for the solo act...http://www.newser.com/story/69554/with-new-no-1-jay-z-grabs-record-from-elvis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 11:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67817/woman-of-the-year-beyonce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow fierce: Beyoncé has been named Billboard's Woman of the Year. The magazine singled her out as the most inspirational female recording artist of the last 12 months. The honor comes on the heels of a world tour to promote I Am...Sasha Fierce that saw the singer's philanthropic alter...http://www.newser.com/story/67817/woman-of-the-year-beyonce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 12:10:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65054/billboard-shifts-website-to-lure-listeners-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs circulation of its print magazine continues to fall, Billboard is looking to transition to the digital age with an overhauled website designed to be a one-stop shop for pop music, USA Today reports. Billboard.com now allows all visitors, not just subscribers, to look at its 51-year archive of...http://www.newser.com/story/65054/billboard-shifts-website-to-lure-listeners-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 17:49:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63821/king-of-pop-still-reigns-on-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson is still dominating the Billboard charts, with his solo albums selling 800,000 copies in the first full week after his death and 2.2 million songs downloaded. His Number Ones collection is the top-selling album in the US as well as No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Comprehensive...http://www.newser.com/story/63821/king-of-pop-still-reigns-on-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 13:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61552/dave-matthews-album-debuts-at-no-1.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dave Matthews Band's Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King has become its fifth straight album to shoot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The first-week sales of 424,000 albums have knocked Eminem's Relapse into second place in its third week. The new Matthews' album is...http://www.newser.com/story/61552/dave-matthews-album-debuts-at-no-1.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 1:22:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60468/site-taps-into-twitterers-playlists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAre the Billboard music charts just too yesterday’s-news for you? Do you need to know which songs people are listening to the most, right this red-hot minute ? Luckily, the website We Are Hunted has figured out how to mine Twitter feeds to find out what’s playing the most, and...http://www.newser.com/story/60468/site-taps-into-twitterers-playlists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 14:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59625/epiphany-no-1-album-more-a-shock-for-chrisette-michele.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe’s already got a Grammy, but Chrisette Michele still needed time to recover from the shock of seeing her sophomore album debut atop the Billboard charts last week. Epiphany covers new ground for the singer-songwriter, who relinquished some songwriting duties this time around to R&B singer Ne-Yo. The young artist,...http://www.newser.com/story/59625/epiphany-no-1-album-more-a-shock-for-chrisette-michele.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 17:40:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49289/clarkson-soars-to-top-of-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKelly Clarkson’s new single has jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 , breaking the record held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” for the largest leap to the top spot, Billboard reports. “My Life Would Suck Without You” sold 280,000 digital downloads in one week and is climbing radio charts. The...http://www.newser.com/story/49289/clarkson-soars-to-top-of-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 8:22:53 CST