VH1 score top ratings with Jacko repeat
VH1 recorded its highest weekend ratings in four years after repeats of the Bashir documentary, with each screening averaging a million viewers.…
Data & Reports
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50 Cent still dominates US charts
50 Cent's album Get Rich or Die Tryin' sold 822,200 copies in the US this week, and still tops the chart, with no UK release date yet.…
Tupac's post-humous record
Tupac Shakur's Thugz Mansion has given him his eleventh UK hit, making him the artist with the most posthumous UK hits, ahead of Elvis.…
NME readers vote for best U2 album
An NME online survey has voted Achtung Baby the best U2 album, with 45% of the vote, ahead of The Joshua Tree on 26.2%.…
Chart report
Tatu hold number one and Massive Attack debut at the top of the albums chart, while the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sum 41 enter the lower singles positions.…
Asian station boss on Rajar successes
Leicester station Sabras Radio has overtaken local BBC and commercial rivals in audience share, and London's Sunrise Radio also grew its share in the latest Rajars.…
More gloom for dance mags
Dance magazine readerships are falling, with Mixmag and Muzik declining, while rock titles aimed at older buyers such as Uncut and Q have grown.…
50 Cent will storm US charts
50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin' has sold over 800,000 units and is set to top the US album chart, eight times ahead of the Dixie Chicks' Home.…
More doom and gloom on sales figures
UK music sales fell 4% last year, the biggest annual drop since the early eighties, though the slump was smaller than the 7% recorded at mid-year.…
BBC 3 launch considered a success
BBC 3's first night peaked at around 270,000 viewers, far above BBC Choice's previous week, though it fell to 19,000 by midnight.…
50 Cent album aiming for US top spot
Eminem protege 50 Cent's debut album is selling strongly in the US and is likely to top the Billboard Albums chart, despite bootleg copies.…
Chart report
Tatu go straight in at number one despite a campaign to ban their video, with Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' expected to challenge next week.…