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The Big News: Even an uncomfortable encounter with Brüno couldn’t stop Eminem from trumping the competition on the charts this week as Relapse stayed at Number One for a second week with another 210,000 copies sold. That total nearly tripled the units sold by the Number Two album, Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown, which moved ...

The album is Dylan's fifth No. 1. Heaven and Hell's 'The Devil You Know' bows at No. 8; 'Playing for Change: Songs Around the World,' featuring U2's Bono, enters at No. 10. Bob Dylan is back in a familiar place, landing at the top of the U.S. pop music chart for the fifth time in his career.

The Big News: Rascal Flatts’ Unstoppable proved to be just that, crushing the week’s competition on its way to Number One and 351,000 copies sold. The country group almost doubled the sales of the week’s runner-up, the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack, which jumped from Five last week to Two thanks in part ...

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It’s going to come down to the wire for the top spot on the charts next week as Prince and Keith Urban are locked in a close race for Number One. According to Reuters, “industry prognosticators” anticipate Urban’s Defying Gravity will edge out Prince’s triple attack of LOtUSFLOW3R, MPLSoUND and Bria Valente’s Elixer. [...]

As expected, Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted spent its second consecutive week atop the charts with another 90,000 copies sold, a 65 percent sales drop from its debut week. U2’s No Line on the Horizon rose up one slot to Number Two with 75,000 copies. Thanks to the Twilight-mania that ...

U2’s reign atop the charts was short-lived as Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted sold 254,000 copies, giving the former American Idol champ her first Number One since her 2003 debut Thankful. Despite landing at the top spot, All I Ever Wanted sold less in its first week than her 2007 release, My December, which moved 291,000 and peaked at Number Two.

Two big moves on the Billboard Hot 100 give Atlantic Records ownership of the top two positions. As reported yesterday, a 58-1 rush puts "Right Round" by Flo Rida on top, while a 9-2 jump pushes "Dead and Gone" by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake into second place.