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The week's most popular downloaded songs, ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate. j-hope New this week! BigHit Music/Geffen/ICLG Highest ranking debut Gains In Performance Week of April 5 ...

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The four-time Grammy winner has been teasing the song for weeks, unveiling a snippet on Instagram in mid-March and revealing at the time, “Album done. Single soon. I’m very excited as you can ...

“Thank You Very Much,” directed by Alex Braverman, uses archival footage and interviews to explore the appeal of a stand-up who didn’t tell jokes. By Alissa Wilkinson With her kind eyes and ...

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The Hot 100 is the United States’ main singles chart, compiled by Billboard magazine based on sales, airplay and streams in the US. View the full Hot 100 here.

Welcome to New Music Friday, your one place to discover the biggest new song, album and DVD releases. Let's start with this week's crop of stellar singles, led by Ed Sheeran. He'll be aiming for ...