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Famous as :
MusicianBirth Name :
Eithne Ni BhraonainBirth Date :
May 17, 1961Birth Place :
Gweedore, C. Donegal, IrelandClaim to fame :
Single "Orinoco Flow" from album "Watermark" (1988)
Billboard Album Chart Champions
December 15, 2005 01:12:10Amidst bewilderment on his going to retire from music industry, rapper Eminem surprisingly scored his fourth consecutive No. 1 debut on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday. His latest piece of work "Curtain Call" sold nearly 441,000 units in the week ended December 11, a number that soared the star right to the top of Billboard album charts.
Rapper Lil Wayne's fifth studio album, "Tha Carter II" debuts at No. 2 with 240,000 copies. Right behind at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 is Korn's "See You on the Other Side," which taking in 220,000 units. The No. 4 for this week is "Now That's What I Call Music! 20" by various artists, followed after by Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" at No. 5.
The Top 10 Debuts of Album Chart
December 08, 2005 04:12:09Here is the list of names included in the Top 10 of album chart for the weeks leading up to Christmas. The top spot is held by the hits package "NOW! That's What I Call Music 20" by various artists which is sold 158,000 copies across the United States in the week ended December 4. Comes after at 2nd is R&B singer Chris Brown, whose "Chris Brown" album sold 154,000 copies.
The No. 3 position is secured by 'American Idol' Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" which ups four places from No. 7. Next comes Kenny Chesney's "The Road and the Radio" which drops two places to No. 4 with 138,000 copies, ahead of Colombian rocker Shakira, whose new English-language album "Oral Fixation, Vol. 2," enters the chart at No. 5 on sales of 128,000.
Musicians Top the Album Chart
December 01, 2005 01:12:30It's the second time this year that System of a Down tops the Billboard 200 album chart. The music group's "Hypnotize" sold 324,000 copies in its first week of release, placing them exactly on the top position. Just behind them at No. 2 on the chart is Kenny Chesney, whose "The Road and the Radio" sold another 300,000 units this week.
"Now That's What I Call Music! 20" by various artists secures the 3rd place on sales of 290,000 units, followed by Madonna's "Confessions on a Dancefloor" at No. 4 with 210,000 units. Rounding out the Top 5 is "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" soundtrack which sold 207,000 units.
