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Nicki Minaj Earns Her First Career No. 1 On One Billboard Chart

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
2 May 2026 at 14:00
Nicki Minaj scores her first champion on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. as "Beauty and a Beat" climbs to No. 1 one week after debuting on the tally.

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Prince Charts New Top 10 Hits On Multiple Lists A Decade After His Death

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
2 May 2026 at 13:30
Prince posthumously debuts "With This Tear" inside the top 10 on both Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts.

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Taylor Swift’s Surprise Album Arrives At A Chart Milestone

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
2 May 2026 at 13:00
Folklore becomes Taylor Swift's fourth album to spend 300 weeks or more on the Billboard 200, following 1989, Reputation and Lover.

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Luke Combs Makes Country Radio History

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
2 May 2026 at 12:30
Luke Combs becomes the first artist to fill the highest two spaces on Billboard's Country Airplay chart simultaneously with entirely solo songs.

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Tom Petty Charts A New Bestselling Album Nearly A Decade After His Passing

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
2 May 2026 at 12:00
Tom Petty’s Live at Paradise Rock Club, 1978 debuts on two Billboard charts as the late rocker's latest live set becomes an instant bestseller.

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Madonna’s New Superstar Collaboration Dances Straight To No. 1

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 14:36
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter's Confessions II single "Bring Your Love" debuts at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart, while "I Feel So Free" climbs.

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Megadeth’s 30-Year-Old Album Becomes A Sudden Bestseller

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 14:30
Megadeth's Hidden Treasures compilation, originally released in 1995, becomes a late-in-career bestseller in the U.K. thanks to Record Store Day.

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Lady Gaga Scores Multiple New Bestselling Songs

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 14:29
Lady Gaga contributed three new songs to The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack, and currently, "Runway" with Doechii, "Shape of a Woman" and "Glamorous Life" are bestsellers.

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Michael Jackson Blocked From His First No. 1 On One Chart By A Pop Superstar

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 14:00
Michael Jackson dances to a new all-time career peak on the U.K.'s Official Albums Streaming chart as The Essential compilation pushes to No. 2.

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Miles Davis Charts His First Hit Single Decades After His Death

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 13:30
Miles Davis debuts "Conception" on several rankings in the U.K., and he manages to collect his first hit on one singles chart as the short effort arrives.

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Robert Plant Rises To A New Peak As A Soloist

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 13:18
Robert Plant's new EP Saving Grace – All That Glitters debuts — on several songs charts — and brings the Led Zeppelin to a new solo career peak.

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Olivia Rodrigo Blocked From No. 1 By Taylor Swift’s Surging Single

By: Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor · Hugh McIntyre, Senior Contributor
1 May 2026 at 12:30
Olivia Rodrigo's new single "Drop Dead" launches at No. 1 on multiple charts in the U.K., but Taylor Swift blocks her from the summit on one tally with "Elizabeth Taylor."

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