50 Cent and Norah Jones retained their titles as rap king and jazzy queen of the sales charts.
The Queens rapper took the No. 1 spot again with “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” while Brooklyn singer Jones, at No. 2, is closing in on the 5 million mark with “Come Away With Me,” according to SoundScan.
The Dixie Chicks’ “Home” rose from No. 6 to No. 4, but singer Natalie Maine’s recent anti-Bush comments pushed the group’s song “Travelin’ Soldier” off the top of Billboard’s single charts.
A wave of radio stations dropped the song from their play lists after Maine said, “We’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.” She later apologized.