Charts

Adele leaves Bieber, One Direction in dust on Billboard chart | Reuters

NEW YORK Adele beat all comers on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts on Monday with a record-breaking debut for "25," leaving other top acts like Justin Bieber and British boy band One Direction looking like also-rans.

Justin Bieber storms UK charts to equal John Lennon's 1981 feat | Reuters

LONDON Justin Bieber stormed the British singles charts on Friday with three singles from his new album in the top five, a feat no other artist has managed since John Lennon, posthumously, in 1981. The Canadian singer's singles "Sorry", "Love yourself" and "What do you mean" took first, third and fifth place.

Rapper Fetty Wap's 'Trap Queen' crowns Billboard 200 chart | Reuters

LOS ANGELES Rapper Fetty Wap's first album topped the Billboard 200 chart on Monday, following a wave of hit singles including hip hop anthem "Trap Queen."   In its debut week, the self-titled album from the 24-year-old New Jersey rapper sold 75,000 albums, 270,000 songs and was streamed 39 million times, totalling 129,000 units in the week ending Oct. 1, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.  Last week's chart-topper, rappers Drake and Future's surprise release of "What A Time To Be Alive," dropped into the second slot with 107,000 units sold.

Disney's 'Descendants' soundtrack tops Billboard album chart | Reuters

NEW YORK The soundtrack from the Disney Channel TV movie "Descendants" topped the Billboard 200 chart this week, as Taylor Swift and British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran strengthened their dominance in album sales this year.

Positive economic data sends Sensex up by 111 points in early trade

The benchmark BSE Sensex extended gains for the second straight day by adding nearly 111 points in early trade today on sustained capital inflows after the country reported positive economic data yesterday.