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BEST MAN: Twice is just as nice for Usher as he returns to No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart with 'U Got It Bad.' In July, [...]

MORE THAN POP: At first glance, the sight of pop group 'N Sync on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart may seem a little strange. Its current single, 'Gone' [...]

More than five years after it tied with WEA and Sony as the distribution company with the most charted titles in the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & [...]

On Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family make a premature debut at No. 83 with The Saga Continues...(Bad Boy/Arista). The album, which was released July 10, [...]

The first charting single for Alicia Keys maybe titled 'Fallin'' (J), but it earns Greatest Gainer/Airplay honors this issue as it moves up nine notches to No. 16. The single [...]

After a five-week ride at the top of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks by R. Kelly's 'Fiesta' (Jive), the retail release of Usher's 'U Remind Me' (Arista) prompts it to [...]

This issue's Greatest Gainer/Airplay on Singles & Tracks is 'I'm Real' (Epic) by Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule, which moves 61-88, following its debut last issue--Lopez's highest debut to date. [...]

Ginuwine earns the Hot Shot Debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, bowing at No. 55 with 'Differences' (Epic), his second single from The Life. 'Differences,' which was No. 6 [...]

TRACKS OF LIFE: This issue marks the first chart appearance of this young century by the Isley Brothers, with 'Contagious.' The title enters Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks at No. [...]

ST. LOUIS NEWS: Hailing from St. Louis, Nelly exploded on the scene last year with his debut single '(Hot S**t) Country Grammar' (Fo' Reel/Universal), which peaked at No. 5 on [...]

Despite increasing its audience by 2.4 million and retaining its bullet, 'Wait a Minute' by Ray-J Featuring Lil' Kim is surpassed by 'Music' by Erick Sermon Featuring Marvin Gaye and [...]

'Fiesta' (Jive) by R. Kelly Featuring Jay-Z holds on to No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for the third consecutive week. It increases in audience by [...]

With a new label deal with Virgin, Mariah Carey returns to the charts with 'Loverboy,' featuring Da Brat and Ludacris, earning Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks' Hot Shot Debut award [...]

MIXING IT UP: Last week, this column highlighted the single 'Good Life' (Loud/Murder Inc./Def Jam/IDJMG) by FunkMaster Flex With Faith Evans Featuring Ja Rule, Vita, and Cadillac Tah (which moves [...]

'I Do!!' by Arista artist Toya, a track that seemed set to exit Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (where it sat at No. 99 last issue), is revived by the [...]

'Good Life' by Faith Evans, an album cut that appeared originally on Funk Master Flex's The Mixtape: Vol. 4 (Loud), appears on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales at No. 60 after [...]

R. Kelly reaches No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for the 10th time in his career with 'Fiesta' (Jive), featuring Jay-Z. After six weeks in the top 10, [...]

In recent years, DJs, a basic element of hip-hop, have appeared more frequently on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as they move from laying instrumentals to experimenting with production and [...]

A new precedent is set on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, as Lil' Romeo seizes the No. 1 slot with 'My Baby' (Soulja/No Limit/Priority) at the tender age of [...]

On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, this issue's Greatest Gainer designations for Airplay and Sales go to 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind' (Ruff Ryder/Interseope) by Eve Featuring Gwen [...]

Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor, (Columbia/CRG) debuts at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with more than 87,000 pieces moved at the R&B core stores, setting a record [...]

The Hot Shot Debut at No. 45 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart goes to Aaliyah, with 'We Need a Resolution' (Blackground). 'Resolution,' which features Timbaland, garners 10.5 [...]

'Oochie Wally' by QB Finest Featuring Nas & Bravehearts (Ill Will/Columbia) debuts at 35 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. This gives the track two slots, back to back, as [...]

Three albums debut on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, all of which are by female artists. Two of the entries, Sunshine Anderson's Your Woman (Soulife/Atlantic) and Angie Martinez's Up Close [...]

From the soundtrack to the HBO television show Oz, 'Behind the Walls' (Avatar) by Kurupt Featuring Nate Dogg moves 60-59, the highest position it has reached since charting 11 weeks [...]

For the first time in his career, Case has a No.1 single on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, with 'Missing You' (Def Soul/IDJMG). The No. 1 slot had been held [...]

Three of hip-hop's beloved fallen ones appear on the charts simultaneously, as 2Pac maintains the No. 1 slot on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, even though he falls from the top slot [...]

Women dominate the charts, as Janet holds on to the No. 1 position on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales with 'All for You' (Virgin), with [...]

Claiming nearly half of the rap and hip-hop market share in the first 10 months of 2002, Universal Music and Video Distribution (UMVD) leads the pack, although by a smaller […]

Houston-based rapper Mike Jones earns the Hot Shot Debut on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts with 'Who Is Mike Jones?,' which enters at No. 1 on both [...]

NAILED IN: Following a top 10 debut on Modern Rock Tracks last issue, 'The Hand That Feeds' by Nine Inch Nails takes Hot Shot Debut honors at No. 31 on [...]

LATIN INFUSION: For the first time in nearly three years, a Spanish-language track exclusively played at Latin radio debuts on The Billboard Hot 100 and Hot 100 Airplay charts. 'La [...]

Format veteran George Strait commandeers Hot Country Singles & Tracks with his highest debut to date, a No. 30 start with 'You'll Be There.' With slightly more than five full [...]

TRUTH ON THE FLY: With Greatest Gainer honors on both charts, rookie Christian group Casting Crowns lunges into the top 10 with 'Voice of Truth' on billboard.com's Hot Christian Adult […]

STILL WORKS: In a variance from Billboard chart policy, Kanye West's 'The New Workout Plan' is granted a stay from recurrent status on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks as it […]

HOT DOGG: Snoop Dogg earns the double-dip Greatest Gainer/Airplay & Sales award on The Billboard Hot 100 (No. 4) and Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (No. 2) with 'Drop […]

A 'REAL' HIT: Singer/songwriter Phil Vassar leads Hot Country Singles & Tracks with 'In a Real Love,' his second chart-topper and his first in four years. With the chart's fifth-largest […]

Nelly and Tim McGraw take over the No. 1 slot on the Mainstream Top 40 chart with 'Over and Over,' setting multiple records in the process. With a jump of […]

TREE TOPS: With more than 4.1 million in audience, rock/pop fusion trio By the Tree lands its first chart-topper on billboard.com's Hot Christian Singles & Tracks as 'Beautiful One' rises […]

'LOVE' BLOOMS: On Hot Country Singles & Tracks, Phil Vassar achieves his first top five in two years with 'In a Real Love.' The song takes the chart's fourth-largest increase […]

FOUR SCORE: Usher makes it four for four in 2004 as 'My Boo,' his duet with Alicia Keys, moves to No. I on The Billboard Hot 100. The track follows […]

Six of the eight debuts on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks tally are R&B-rooted, while four of them are driven by the adult R&B stations. Bowing at No. 68, […]

'OVER' PAIRING SUCCESS: 'Over and Over' by Nelly Featuring Tim McGraw soars 58-18 and takes Greatest Gainer/Airplay honors on The Billboard Hot 100 with a 23.5 million listener-impression jump for […]

IN DEMAND: Usher and Alicia Keys' 'My Boo' is also faring well on Hot Digital Tracks as it enters the chart at No. 3 with 23,000 paid downloads. The track […]

'BOO' BIRDS: The two artists with the most dominant presence atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart so far this year have done it again, this time by joining […]

As George Strait's '50 Number Ones' arrives at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, the durable country star makes more chart history with 'I Hate Everything,' which gains 320 detections […]

This article was adapted from director of country charts Wade Jessen's Country Confidential column that appeared in the Sept. 24 issue of Airplay Monitor. The value of No. 1 records […]

FOR THE RECORD: Contrary to an item in last issue's column, Green Day and U2, like Linkin Park and Red Hot Chili Peppers, have each placed at least three No. […]

THE L WORDS: Kimberley Locke's '8th World Wonder' and 'Heaven' by Los Lonely Boys make their way into the top 10 of the Adult Contemporary chart, becoming the first debut […]

DIGITAL COUNTER: Sales of digital tracks increase by 14% to a new one-week high of 2.9 million paid downloads. Leading the charge on the Hot Digital Tracks chart for a […]