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  Best Coast's Fleetwood Mac Cover Leads Busy Night for Late-Night TV

  July 18, 2012 – Fleetwood Mac comparisons are inherently overblown. The Los Angeles pop-rockers' luxurious legend and staggering sales belong to another era; groups held up to them, from Rilo Kiley to Best Coast, deserve to be taken (or not) on their own unique merits. …
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  Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers Hang in a Tent, Recall the Birth of 'Lady'

  June 20, 2012 – SPIN went backstage with Das Racist, chauffered the Black Lips, pitched a tent with EMA, and visited the campgrounds with Danny Brown at Bonnaroo this year, but we weren't knocked nearly speechless until we were standing in a small tent with Kenny Rogers and his special guest, R&B legend Lionel Richie. …
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  Who Charted? Silversun Pickups Pull Out Week's Best Debut

  May 16, 2012 – First! Carrie Underwood has pwned the competition and taken No. 1 for a second week on the Billboard 200, with 102,000 copies of Blown Away sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Are you seeing this, Celebrity Apprentice star Clay Aiken? 2 Through 10: No big surprises here, either — Adele (No. 2 with 102,000), Lionel Richie (No. 3 with 71,000), the Now 42 compilation (No. 4 with 65,000), Norah Jones (No. 5 with 60,000). …
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  Who Charted? Beastie Boys Sales Soar as Fans Honor MCA

  May 9, 2012 – First! Carrie Underwood's big arrival on the Billboard 200 this week makes Jack White's personally historic No. 1 last week look slightly less impressive, regardless of how much we loved that album. The American Idol superstar's latest LP Blown Away sold 267,000 copies, nearly doubling Blunderbuss's 138,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 2 Through 10: Norah Jones' ...Little Broken Hearts arrives at No. …
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  Who Charted? Lionel Richie Keeps No. 1, But Fedoras Make a Run For It

  April 25, 2012 – First! He sold about 11 percent less than last week, but Lionel Richie still owns the Billboard 200 with 114,000 copies sold per Nielsen SoundScan. Nothing to see here, folks! 2 Through 10: Everyone's favorite fedora dude Jason Mraz makes his highest-charting debut and best-selling week yet with Love is a Four Letter Word at No. 2 (102,000 copies), and Adele is knocked into third place with 90,000 copies this week for 21. …
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  Who Charted? Lionel Richie Is Finally Found (at No. 1)

  April 18, 2012 – First! After some impressive Home Shopping Network finagling didn't net Lionel Richie enough sales to beat Madonna in a tough week, the singer finally convinced fans to look for him. The result: Richie hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his latest effort, Tuskegee, which sold 129,000 this week. …
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  Who Charted? Nicki Minaj, Still a Monster, Unseats Madonna

  April 11, 2012 – First! As predicted, Nicki Minaj coolly takes her throne at No. 1 this week on Billboard's Top 200. Barbs and non-Barbs alike gobbled up 253,000 copies of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which apparently was even better than analysts expected for the record (via Billboard). …
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  Who Charted? Madonna Is Queen of Album Sales (Again)

  April 4, 2012 – First! She did it! Perhaps thanks to a few winky references and online spats, the numbers for MDNA, Madonna's first album since 2008, reached a healthy 359,000 copies sold its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The No. 1 on the Billboard 200 is her fifth in a row and her eighth total. Why are people so much more excited about this album than Hard Candy, which sold nearly 100K less four years ago? …
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  Who Charted? The 'Hunger Games' Soundtrack, Duh

  March 29, 2012 – First! As predicted, the Appalachialicious Hunger Games soundtrack arrived at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200, becoming the first film soundtrack to hit the top spot since Michael Jackson's This is It in November 2009. It gets even better, though, because if you get more specific, it's the first No. …
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  The Inquisition: Lionel Richie

  January 18, 2009 – To a certain age group, Lionel Richie may have more cred for being the adoptive father of Nicole Richie than as a musician -- which, like many things related to Paris Hilton's BFF, makes no sense whatsoever. After all, the 59-year-old has sold more than 100 million albums and scored nine maddeningly infectious No. 1 songs as a Commodore and as a solo artist. …
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