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BIG CHART NEWS
Katy Perry has added her name to a distinct group of artists who have landed four consecutive #1 singles from an album, as her collaboration with Kanye West, "E.T.", ends Lady Gaga's impressive 6-week stay at #1 with "Born This Way" on the Billboard Hot 100.
With his eagerly anticipated debut album, "Rolling Papers", arriving this past Tuesday, on-the-rise rap star Wiz Khalifa follows his recent #1 hit, "Black And Yellow", with "Roll Up" and "No Sleep". "Roll Up" jumps 45-29 and is the official 2nd single from the album. To try and minimize leaks, Atlantic Records rush-released "No Sleep" to iTunes and digital retailers. A huge first week in sales lands "No Sleep" at #6. Although he may lose the top spot on next week's Billboard 200 album chart to Britney Spears, Khalifa is clearly becoming the rapper of the moment. Word also hit this week that he and iconic rapper Snoop Dogg would be starring in a stoner/comedy film, penciled in for a 2012 release.
Despite another controversial week, Chris Brown scores on the Billboard pop charts as "F.A.M.E. (Forgiving All My Enemies)" lands the R&B singer his first ever #1 album. An album cut featuring Justin Bieber, "Next 2 You" debuted at #26 while Brown's latest single, "Look At Me Now" featuring Busta Rhymes & Lil' Wayne pushed ahead 8-7. All in all, Brown proves that any publicity is good publicity and I'll leave my personal comments regarding his curious album title choice to myself.
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