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Posted: 11 Jul 2012 05:36 PM PDT


Week Ending April 8, 2012. Songs: Jepsen's Digital Record
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" has sold 4,310,000 copies, and it's still #1 on both the Hot 100 (for the fifth week) and Hot Digital Songs (for the eighth week). This is the first time that a song has rung up such a massive sales tally while it was still #1 on the digital [...]

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Country's Top 100
Luke Bryan's "Rain Is A Good Thing" this week become the 100th country song to sell 1 million digital copies. It's Bryan's fifth million-seller, which puts him in a tie with Jason Aldean for the most among male country solo artists. Taylor Swift accounts for 15 million-sellers, more than any other country artist. Carrie Underwood [...]

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 08:25 AM PDT


Week Ending July 8, 2012. Albums: Chris Brown, 2; Rihanna, 0
Chris Brown lands his second straight #1 album as Fortune debuts in the top spot. It follows F.A.M.E., which went on to win a Grammy as Best R&B Album of 2011. Since the February 2009 incident in which Brown assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna, Brown has landed two #1 albums. Rihanna has yet to reach the [...]

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 06:03 AM PDT


The Rock's Backpages Flashback: The Rollin' Stones Rock Richmond in 1963!
With "the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world" turning 50 this week, we take you back to one of the earliest pieces ever written about the band known then as "the Rollin' Stones." Norman Jopling's rave report was published in Britain's Record Mirror on May 11, 1963 ——Barney Hoskyns, Editorial Director, Rock's Backpages [...]