Guardian Music — In a bid to boost sales, Lady Gaga is giving away locks of her hair with her music. Why stop there? Here's some other giveaways pop stars should considerI don't know about you, but whenever I buy a CD, I'm always left sorely disappointed by the lack ... more info

Scotsman.com — WILL Young had the biggest-selling single of the decade, while fellow reality show stars including Gareth Gates, Alexandra Burke, Shayne Ward and Hear'Say also dominated t more info

NME — Plus there are high entries for Coldplay, Kings Of Leon, The Beatles and Lady GaGa more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Drake, Roland Howard • Bruce Honored by Vedder at Kennedy Center • Mary J. Blige Can’t Outsell Powerhouse Boyle • Avenged Sevenfold Autopsy Inconclusive • Vedder Sued Over “Hard Sun” Lyric Changes • 2006 Flashback: To... more info

Guardian Music — How can you not love a man with a nightclub called Everybody's Beautiful in his basement in Ibiza?As another set of end of decade statistics gets released there's another angry mob ready to aim a heavy boot at the door of popular culture. Sadly they'... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Furniss/WireImage.com While the Beatles’ greatest hits compilation 1 was the bestselling album in the U.S. this decade, the charts across the pond told a decidedly different story: James Blunt’s Back to Bedlam, which boasted the hit “You... more info

411 Mania — Dido, Amy Winehouse, The Beatles, Coldplay and others big across the pond... more info

Guardian Music — Without it, we would never have had You're Beautiful. But while Back to Bedlam was the UK's noughties favourite, Robbie Williams sold most CDs overallThe markets will crash, the seas will rise, and the Four Horsemen will surely approacheth, because i... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — [01] BACK TO BEDLAM – James Blunt (2004)[02] NO ANGEL – Dido (1999)[03] BACK TO BLACK – Amy Winehouse (2006)[04] SPIRIT – Leona Lewis (2007)[05] WHITE LADDER – David Gray (1998)[06] 1 – Beatles (2000)[07] LIF... more info

Undercover, Australia — James Blunt `Back To Bedlam` was the biggest selling album of the first decade of the 21st Century in the UK. more info