August 15, 2005 @ 2:06 pm

Four Brothers Tops Box Office, Rihanna Leads Music Downloads

by: Alyssa Rashbaum

The movie, which stars Mark Wahlberg, Andre 3000, Garrett Hedlund and Tyrese, beat other new releases like The Skeleton Key, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, and The Great Raid for the honor, earning $20.7 million.

In DVD news, XXX: State of the Union (click here to hear J. Kwon's "Get XXX'd") was the No. 4 best-selling DVD in the country, earning more than $4 million.

Some of your favorite artists like Mariah Carey, Teairra Mari, and the Black Eyed Peas found success on the album sales chart, while Pussycat Dolls and Black Eyed Peas also scored high on the music downloads chart, according to The New York Times.

ALBUMS

1. Faith Hill - Fireflies (Warner)
2. Various Artists - Now That What I Call Music 19 (Island/Def Jam)
3. Mariah Carey - Emancipation of Mimi (Def Jam) (click here to read VIBE.com's interview with Mariah)
4. Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Def Jam)
5. Teairra Mari - Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Mari (Def Jam) (Listen to Teairra's Audio, "Make Her Feel Good": Real / Windows Media Player)

6. Kidz Bop - Kidz Bop 8 (Razor & Tie)
7. Coldplay - X&Y (Capitol)
8. Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business (A&M) (click here to read a review of Monkey Business)
9. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway (RCA)
10. Gorillaz - Demon Days (Virgin)

MUSIC DOWNLOADS

1. Rihanna - "Pon De Replay" (Island/Def Jam)
2. Click Five - "Just The Girl" (Lava)
3. Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Going Down" (Island/Def Jam)
4. Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc." (EMI)
5. Pussycat Dolls - "Don't Cha" (A&M) (click here to listen to "Don't Cha")
6. Natasha Bedingfield - "These Words" (Epic)
7. Lifehouse - "You and Me" (Dreamworks)
8. Weezer - "Beverly Hills" (Geffen)
9. Black Eyed Peas - "Don't Phunk With My Heart" (A&M) (click here to listen to "Don't Phunk With My Heart")
10. Foo Fighters - "Best of You" (RCA)