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The top ten music in the United States

04-07-2008 - 11:00

Weekly charts for the best-selling recorded music in the United States as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.):

Billboard Hot 100: Top 10

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports collected, compiled and provided by SoundScan; radio playlists; and monitored radio by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. "I Kissed a Girl," Katy Perry. Capitol.

2. "Lollipop," Lil Wayne feat. Static Major. Cash Money/Universal Motown.

3. "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis. SYCO/J/RMG. (Platinum)

4. "Take a Bow," Rihanna. SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG.

5. "Burnin' Up," Jonas Brothers. Hollywood.

6. "Viva La Vida," Coldplay. Capitol.

7. "Bust It Baby (Part 2)," Plies feat. Ne-Yo. Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic.

8. "Forever," Chris Brown. Jive/Zomba.

9. "This Is Me," Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas. Walt Disney.

10. "Pocketful of Sunshine," Natasha Bedingfield. Phonogenic/Epic.

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

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Hot Country Songs

(Compiled from a national sample of monitored country radio by Broadcast Data Systems)

1. "Back When I Knew It All," Montgomery Gentry. Columbia.

2. "Home," Blake Shelton. Warner Bros./WRN.

3. "Better as a Memory," Kenny Chesney. BNA.

4. "Good Time," Alan Jackson. Arista Nashville.

5. "Trying to Stop Your Leaving," Dierks Bentley. Capitol Nashville.

6. "Put a Girl In It," Brooks & Dunn. Arista Nashville.

7. "Last Name," Carrie Underwood. Arista/Arista Nashville.

8. "All I Want to Do," Sugarland. Mercury.

9. "I'm Still a Guy," Brad Paisley. Arista Nashville.

10. "I Still Miss You," Keith Anderson. Columbia.

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

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