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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 [...]

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 [...]

ONE AND DONE: There is a new No. 1 atop the Modern Rock chart for the third straight week, as 311's 'Love Song' jumps 3-1 with a 277-detection gain, one [...]

Alicia Keys earns her second consecutive No. 1 on Hot R&B/HipHop Singles & Tracks with 'If I Ain't Got You.' The follow-up to 'You Don't Know My Name,' which spent [...]

GIRL TALK Martina McBride is closing in on her biggest Adult Contemporary hit, as 'This One's for the Girls' shoots 10-5 on the chart with the largest gain on the [...]

Toby Keith's neoclassic blue-collar honky-tonk rant 'I Love This Bar' tops Hot Country Singles & Tracks in only 12 weeks to become the Oklahoman's 12th chart-topper and his third-fastest climb [...]

MAKING CENTS: Although he is bumped from the top of The Billboard 200 by R. Kelly's Chocolate Factory (see Over the Counter, this page), 50 Cent can take solace in [...]

FLATTS' FIRST: It's been more than four years since a duo or group has hit No. 1 for the first time on Hot Country Singles & Tracks, but Rascal Flatts [...]

TOP OF THE 'MORNING': Despite a dip of 12 detections, Steve Holy's 'Good Morning Beautiful' finishes only 24 plays ahead of Alan Jackson's 'Where Were You (When the World Stopped [...]

REMEMBRANCE: Certainly one of the biggest chart stories of 2001 was the proliferation of patriotic titles that emerged in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. More than three [...]

BATTING 1.000: Roadrunner Records' first entry on The Billboard Hot 100 becomes its first No. 1 song on that chart, as 'How You Remind Me' by Nickelback climbs into the [...]

HEART STRINGS: Alan Jackson chose the 35th annual presentation of the Country Music Assn. Awards to debut a stirring new ballad he penned about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, titled [...]

Reports on the success of the music single of singer Amerie titled "1 Thing" under Rise/Columbia/Sony Urban Music. Music genre of the song; Factors that contribute to the success of the music single; Description of the music album of Amerie.

Presents updates on the performance of music releases in the Billboard chart as of April 23, 2005. "Anything but Mine," by Kenny Chesney; "Incomplete," by the Backstreet Boys; "Beverly Hills," by Weezer.

Presents an update on music ranking on the Billboard charts in the U.S. as of February 19, 2005. Ranking achieved by "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent on the Hot 100 and Pop 100 charts; Number of download sales achieved by Lifehouse's "You and Me"; Rating attained by Sugarland's "Baby Girl" on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

Presents news briefs on the music industry in the U.S. as of January 8, 2005. Top performers in the Hot Digital Tracks and Hot Digital Songs category; Information on the latest album of musician Mario; Information on the highest-ranking Christmas title on the Hot Christian Adult Contemporary category.

Presents updates on music charts in the U.S. as of December 11, 2004. Dominance of the music single "Believe," by Josh Groban in the Adult Contemporary music chart; Rank of the single "Disco Inferno," by 50 Cent in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart; Status of the song "Numb/Encore," by Linkin Park and Jay-Z in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Presents news on the Billboard charts in the U.S. as of November 27, 2004. Performance of the "Encore" album of Eminem and the tracks contained in the album in terms of airplay; Listener impressions for the "Drop It Like It's Hot" album of Snoop Dogg; Songs that top the digital charts.

Presents updates on the rankings of several music releases in the Billboard chart in the U.S. as of October 9, 2004. Performance of the music release "Just Lose It," by rap musician Eminem; Ranking of the music release "Vertigo," by music group U2; Top audience stations during the tracking period.

Focuses on issues surrounding the "Billboard" magazine's country music charts as of September 24, 2004. Issue of manipulation of the audience chart; Information on the selection process; Changes being considered by the magazine.