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February 29, 2008 12:00 AM EST

Keith answers readers' questions on Ringo Starr, Chaka Khan, Lenny Kravitz and more!

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Digital Sales Propel Johnson To Second No. 1

February 13, 2008 12:00 AM EST

Jack Johnson scores his second Billboard 200 chart-topper -- and his biggest sales week yet -- as "Sleep Through the Static" climbs on board at No. 1. The Brushfire set moved 375,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, 139,000 of which were digital, setting a new record.

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Digital Sales Propel Johnson To Second No. 1

February 13, 2008 12:00 AM EST

Jack Johnson scores his second Billboard 200 chart-topper -- and his biggest sales week yet -- as "Sleep Through the Static" climbs on board at No. 1.

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Jack Johnson Jumps In At No. 1

February 13, 2008 12:00 AM EST

Singer/songwriter Jack Johnson scores his best sales week ever and his second No. 1 album as "Sleep Through the Static" debuts atop the Billboard 200 . . . Sheryl Crow finds herself in a familiar place on the chart -- the runner-up slot -- as her sixth studio album, "Detours," bows . . . Lenny Kravitz notches his highest-charting studio set as "It Is Time for a Love Revolution" lands at No. 4 . . . k.d. lang also has a banner week as the singer claims a record high on the Billboard 200, bowing at No. 8 with "Watershed" . . . In Progress Reports, we've got news on instant Grammy chart impact as well as Tom Petty's Super Bowl-fueled sales gains.

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Nelly Runs 'Sweat,' 'Suit' Straight To The Top

September 22, 2004 12:00 AM EDT

With two simultaneously released albums, Nelly pushes everyone out of his way on The Billboard 200 this week, taking over the chart's top two slots. The St. Louis-based rapper's "Suit" took No. 1 on U.S. sales of 396,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while "Sweat" enters one slot back with 342,000.