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Year-End List: 20 Best R&B Albums or 2016
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Solange (A Seat at the Table), and Frank Ocean (Blonde) lead the charge of the 20 best R&B albums of 2016.
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Year-End List: 40 Best Albums of 2016
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Skelton Tree), and Solange (A Seat at the Table) lead the charge of the 40 bests albums of 2016.
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Hot 100 Jewels: The ‘Black Beatles’ Still Rule
On the Billboard Hot 100, Rae Sremmurd remain in control of the no. 1 spot as “Black Beatles” tops for a sixth week.
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Billboard 200 Grooves: J. Cole No. 1
Billboard: J. Cole easily tops the Billboard 200 with his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’
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Billboard: J. Cole Takes ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ To No. 1
Billboard: J. Cole tops the Billboard 200 with his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’ Rae Sremmurd remain no. 1 on Hot 100 with “Black Beatles.” No. 1 on the Billboard 200 wasn’t in dispute in the least this week. Rapper J. Cole scores a fourth no. 1 album Read more
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Billboard 200 Grooves: The Hamilton Mixtape Rules at No. 1
The Hamilton Mixtape steals the show debuting at no. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Rolling Stones earn the next highest debut, at no. 4.
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Billboard 200: The Hamilton Mixtape Debuts at No. 1
The Hamilton Mixtape debuts at no 1 on the Billboard 200. The Rolling Stones, Childish Gambino, Grace VanderWaal, and Kane Brown also debut in the top 10.
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Hot 100 Jewels: The Weeknd Charts Multiple Songs
Hot 100: Rae Sremmurd remains no. 1 with “Black Beatles” while The Weeknd dominates the Hot 100 overall.
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Billboard Grooves: The Weeknd is a ‘Starboy’ at No. 1
The Weeknd has a big week on the Billboard 200 as he takes ‘Starboy’ to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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Billboard 200: The Weeknd Takes ‘Starboy’ to No. 1
Billboard 200: The Weeknd has a big week on the Billboard 200 as he takes ‘Starboy’ to no. 1.
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Examining Lyrics: The Weeknd, ‘Starboy’
Canadian R&B standout The Weeknd Returns with ‘Starboy,’ an album filled with intriguing lyrics worth analyzing.
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Billboard: Metallica No. 1 on Billboard 200
Metallica (Hardwired…to Self-Destruct) beats Bruno Mars (24K Magic) and Miranda Lambert (The Weight of These Wings) for no. 1 on the Billboard 200.