Chart report
Gareth Gates's Comic Relief single debuts at number one, with new entries from J Lo, LL Cool J and 50 Cent in the top four.…
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Chart report
Christina Aguilera holds number one with 'Beautiful', while Eminem and Justin Timberlake each have two tracks in the Top 40.…
NME name Stone Roses as best album ever
NME readers' poll names The Stone Roses' debut album as the best album ever, with Pixies' Doolittle second and The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds third.…
More sales gloom in US
PricewaterhouseCoopers figures show US record sales fell further in 2002, with CD shipments down 8.9%, which the RIAA blames on piracy.…
CD is 20
The compact disc turned 20 on Saturday, with 1.8 billion sold worldwide, though MP3s may compete with it for dominance by 2013.…
New report says digital take-up slower than government wanted
Datamonitor research suggests the UK is unlikely to become the first European country to complete digital switchover, with Portugal or a Scandinavian nation likely to beat it.…
Chart report
Christina Aguilera's Beautiful enters at number one, knocking TaTu off the top, while Norah Jones returns to number one on the albums chart.…
Five 'Live' show audience down with O'Connell
Christian O'Connell's revamped Live show on Channel Five is drawing fewer viewers than Chris Moyles did, with initial figures showing 200,000 to 300,000 viewers.…
Chart report
Tatu hold number one, Justin Timberlake returns to the top of the albums chart after his Brits performance, and 50 Cent debuts at number two.…
50 Cent actually out now
50 Cent's album was released in the UK on Monday and is likely to top the UK album chart on Sunday.…
Record pirate radio convictions
Convictions for running pirate radio stations more than doubled last year, from 20 to 49, after tougher enforcement powers were extended to record shops and clubs.…
Radio advertising up
Radio advertising grew 2.5% last year to £563m, with sponsorship and promotions up 14.8%, and the government the biggest single radio spender.…