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Throughout his three-decade history leading the Berlin Philharmonic, the conductor struggled to find perfection in the symphony orchestra. Karajan biographer Richard Osborne offers a list of five albums that embody the maestro's magic.

This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.

Taylor Swift's chokehold on the Hot 100 is loosening, and that's made room for two fresh career milestones.

This week on the charts, only one new album debuts in the top 50: Alter Ego by LISA of the K-pop group BLACKPINK and the latest season of White Lotus.

Powerhouse names lingered around the top of Billboard's albums chart all summer: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen — crowding out new entries. But this week brings an embarrassment of riches.

It's still summer, but signs indicate that the season of Taylor Swift's album chart dominance may be coming to an end. This week's harbinger: a certain face-tattooed rapper-turned-country star.

In a year when hip-hop was frequently absent from the pop charts, NPR's music critic found that looking in darker corners revealed a genre that was flourishing.

Sabrina Carpenter was expected to have a massive week. Still, her journey to the top of the album charts was fraught right up to its final moments, as she fended off a furious challenge from rapper Travis Scott.

The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.