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Mariah Carey takes the lead from 50 Cent

NEW YORK (AP) — With the 2005 finish line in sight, Mariah Carey has inched past 50 Cent in the race for the year’s best-selling album.

Carey’s “The Emancipation of Mimi” sold 290,000 copies in the week ending December 25, according to figures released Wednesday by Nielsen SoundScan. That brings her total to 4.86 million copies on the year, compared to 4.83 million for 50’s “The Massacre,” which came out in March. (read more…or not)

current mood: nauseated

I’ve never been a big Elvis fan either.

Mariah Carey moved a step closer to the Beatles’ record of 20 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 Thursday as “Don’t Forget About Us” ascended one rung to the top of the singles chart in its 11th week.

With 17 chart-toppers, she now ties Elvis Presley at No. 2 on the all-time list, and becomes the only artist to post two No. 1 songs on the Hot 100 in 2005.

“Don’t Forget About Us” is also Carey’s 16th No. 1 as a songwriter, tying with Barry Gibb for third place. Only Paul McCartney with 32 and John Lennon with 26 have more. read more

mood: worried sick

Courtesy of David Letterman

Top Ten Signs You’re A Gay Cowboy

10. “Your saddle is Versace”

9. “Instead of ‘Home On The Range’, you sing ‘It’s Raining Men'”

8. “You enjoy ridin’, ropin’, and redecoratin'”

7. “Sold your livestock to buy tickets to ‘Mamma Mia'”

6. “After watching reruns of ‘Gunsmoke’, you have to take a cold shower”

5. “Native Americans refer to you as ‘Dances With Men'”

4. “You’ve been lassoed more times than most steers”

3. “You’re wearing chaps, yet your ‘ranch’ is in Chelsea”

2. “Instead of a saloon you prefer a salon”

1. “You love riding, but you don’t have a horse”