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‘Pale Kid’ Makes Good on Social 50 Chart

Also known as Watsky, the emcee debuts at No. 13 on the Social 50 chart after his speedy-rapping clip turned YouTube on its head last week (search "pale kid raps fast").
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Kanye West Goes At Media On Twitter, Again

After Britney Spears' new single took the No. 1 spot on iTunes last week, Kanye West took to Twitter to joke around with the singer.
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Katy Perry’s ‘Firework’ Pops Back to No. 1 on Hot 100

After ducking out of the way of Bruno Mars' "Grenade" last week, Katy Perry's "Firework" returns to the Billboard Hot 100 summit for a fourth cumulative frame.
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Take That, ‘X Factor’ Winner Matt Cardle Top U.K. Charts

Take That's "Progress" (Polydor/Universal) added another 430,000 sales last week, according to the Official Chart Company, to continue its reign on the final U.K. album chart of 2010.
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Susan Boyle’s ‘Gift’ Tops Rihanna, Kid Rock on Billboard 200

Susan Boyle's "The Gift" scores a rare second-week increase from a No. 1 debut as it sells 335,000 (up 5%), according to Nielsen SoundScan, and holds atop the Billboard 200
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Cee Lo Green, Tinie Tempah Lead UK Charts

Parlophone/EMI’s south London rapper Tinie Tempah has followed last week’s No. 1 U.K. single “Written In The Stars” with a chart-topping start for his debut album “Disc-overy.”
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Leftovers From Last Week: ‘Glee,’ Santana, Akon

Before the rollout of this week's charts, a bonus look at last week's lists, including Santana's scoring of a Billboard 200 top 10 in a sixth decade.
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The xx Benefits From Mercury Sales Surge

According to the Official Charts Co (OCC), "xx" (Young Turks/XL Recordings) is already on course to move from No. 16 last week to No. 8 on Sunday.
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Mark Ronson Working on New D’Angelo Album

Speaking with Billboard.com last week, Mark Ronson says that he was "going into the studio... to work a bit on [D'Angelo's] record, and I have equal parts intimidation and awe and excitement."
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Thinking Un-Conventionally About Radio

What happens at a radio convention? Billboard takes you behind the scenes at the 35th Conclave Learning Conference last week in Minneapolis.
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