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Geordie icon Denise Welch has released a Christmas single which could be a surprise contender for the festive top spot ...

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” has won the race for No. 1 on the latest Billboard 200 albums chart, shutting out stiff competition from Travis Scott and his 2014 mixtape “Days Before Rodeo.” The ...

So out of the Ordinary! Alex Warren takes his record-breaking track back to Number 1 in the UK this week. Earlier this month, the breakout Californian singer-songwriter was crowned the US solo artist ...

It’s an Alex Warren takeover on this week’s Official Singles Chart, as the Cali-born breakout star takes Ordinary to an unprecedented 11th consecutive week at Number 1. In doing so, Ordinary matches ...

"Texas Hold 'Em" dethroned Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves' "I Remember Everything" on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Can you name an artist with more number one singles than Oasis, Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande? It's Zack Knight. The British-Pakistani singer and songwriter has topped the Official Asian Music Chart, ...

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Stray Kids new album Hop tops the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 28), making the K-pop group the first act to debut ...