• Justin Bieber 'Purpose' Beats Spotify Streaming Record of One Direction Album

    Justin Bieber's new 'Purpose' album is shooting right to the top of the charts and is beating One Direction's 'Made in the A.M.' for most number of Spotify streams in one week. The two biggest acts in male-based pop have been going head to head on both the charts and number of streams since it was announced that both of their albums were being released so closely together.
  • 8 Victims of MC Hammer: Madonna, Vanilla Ice, AC/DC and More

    MC Hammer took his first step to the top of the Billboard 200 on this date 25 years ago with Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em , the hip-hop album that would introduce the world to "U Can't Touch This" and help the rapper to maintain a place at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, interrupted only once. That's impressive but it makes us feel bad for all of the other performers who were denied a no. 1 album by that craze. Nothing tops a best-selling album for musicians but Hammer wasn't trying to give his spot up. Music Times checked out the eight albums that took the no. 2 spot during Don't Hurt 'Em's run, from Madonna to Vanilla Ice, and listed them from least weeks to most in second place.
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