Strait, R.E.M. Run Over Charts
After deuce weeks of Diddy-shepherded made-for-TV bands topping the charts, a mates of old workforce took their turn. George V Strait in one case once again shot to the top side of the charts, patch the comeback-minded R.E.M. showed a return to manakin, finishing dozen on the latest record album countdown.The 2 giants in their respective genres dominated music sales, as the country kingpin scored his fourth No. 1 with Folk singer and the alt-rock godfathers' Accelerate opened at No. 2, their topper display in to a greater extent than a ten.Featuring the booster cable bingle "I Saw Divinity Today," currently at No. 2 on the Hot Rural area Songs chart, Minstrel hummed along with 166,000 in gross revenue for the workweek ended Dominicus, per Carl August Nielsen SoundScan.R.E.M.'s return to a rocking phone helped motivate Speed to 115,000 in gross sales and marked the Hall of Fame band's highest chart position since 1996's New Adventures in High fidelity, which likewise debuted at No. 2.In the meantime, Day26's eponymous debut slipped from the top spot go through to No. 4, spell Qualification the Band cohorts Danity Kane dropped three floater to No. 7 with Welcome to the Doll's house.Horseback riding momentum from the film's Videodisc release, the Alvin & the Chipmunks soundtrack jumped 11 muscae volitantes to No. 5. Miami doorknocker Trina followed at No. 6 with her low gear life history Top 10 bow, Still Da Baddest, merchandising a not-so-bad 47,000 copies.Van Jim Morrison landed the final Top 10 bow—the first-class honours degree of his decades-long career—with Retain It Simpleton marketing 37,000 copies at No. 10. Toni Morrison previously peaked at No. 15 with 1972's Nonesuch Dominic's Preview. Elsewhere in the Billboard 200: Jack Johnson's Sopor Through the Atmospheric static felled seam from the upside 10 for the first gear clip in nearly two months, landing at No. 13, though the record album did pass the million-copy gross revenue gull this week. More than 30 fresh titles cracked the Billboard 200. Aside from the upside 10 entries, the Rolling Stones' Radiate a Light soundtrack checked in at No. 11, followed by the Black Keys' Attack and Release at No. 14.Other noteworthy debuts included Sevendust's Chapter Heptad: Hope and Sorrow at No. 19, George II Michael's hits appeal Twentyfive at 23 and Moby's Last Dark at 27.Overall, gross revenue were go through nigh 4 pct from last workweek and to a greater extent than 24 percent compared to the saami period in 2007.Next week, Brits sensation Leona John L. Lewis testament make a feed for the circus tent topographic point with her debut platter, Disembodied spirit. If successful, she'll go the number one solo female person Brit of all time to top the Hoarding 200.A recap of the Top 10:1. Minstrel, George Strait2. Speed up, R.E.M.3. Like a shot That's What I Call Music! 27, various4. Day26, Day265. Alvin & the Chipmunks soundtrack, various6. Still Da Baddest, Trina7. Welcome to the Dollhouse, Danity Kane8. Sat Nights & Lord's Day Mornings, Numeration Crows9. Trilla, Crick Ross10. Celebrate It Simple, Vanguard Morrison
