Timberlake, Aiken lead U.S. pop charts
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Amid debuts by several major new releases this week, Justin Timberlake narrowly managed to hold on to
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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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In a battle between two top-selling  female acts, Miley Cyrus triumphed over Kelly Clarkson to score  the No. 1 position on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - After selling an astonishing 250,000   copies as a digital download, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"   surged 29 places to seize the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100   singles chart Thursday.
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Justin Timberlake scored the fourth  No. 1 single of his career Thursday as "What Goes Around, Comes  Around" zoomed up seven places in its 11th week on the  Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S. pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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Rapper Nelly takes both the number one and two spot in the US album charts.
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Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" retained its lead on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a sixth week Thursday, while a new tune from the 'N Sync alumnus surged toward the top 10, according to Billboard.
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Beyonce led the Billboard Hot 100  singles chart for a 10th consecutive week Thursday with  "Irreplaceable," while Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" climbed  one spot to a new peak of No. 2.
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Last week was another miserable one for music sales, but with one modest highlight: The indie-heavy âJunoâ movie soundtrack rose one spot to the top of the Billboard chart, becoming the first album in Rhino Recordsâ three-decade history to reach No. 1. After the announcement of four Oscar nominations for âJuno,â including best picture, the soundtrack sold 65,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bumping Alicia Keysâs âAs I Amâ (J), which moved 60,000, to No. 2. In the fourth straight week of very low sales, Natasha Bedingfield opened at No. 3 with 50,000 copies of âPocketful of Sunshineâ (Epic), Mary J. Bligeâs âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) sold 45,000 to reach No. 4, and Radiohead dropped one spot to No. 5 with âIn Rainbowsâ (ATO), moving 35,000. Cat Powerâs new âJukeboxâ (Matador) reached No. 12 with 29,000 copies sold.
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In a major week for new releases,   Justin Timberlake scored his first No. 1 solo album, while John   Mayer, Bob Seger and Lionel Richie also crashed the upper   echelons of the U.S. pop charts, according to Billboard.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" held   the No. 1 title on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a   second week Thursday.
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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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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - 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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NEW YORK (Billboard) - In yet another week where no album sold more than 100,000 copies, former "American Idol" finalist Chris Daughtry flip-flopped with Norah Jones to reclaim the top spot on the U.S. pop charts 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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Rock group Bon Jovi top the US album charts for the first time since 1988.