SARA SMILES
Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles’ sophomore Epic Records album Kaleidoscope Heart, debuts at #1 this week on the HITS Top 50 sales chart, with a total of 92k.
Her previous album, 2007’s Little Voice, which boasted the Top 5 single, “Love Song,” peaked at #7.
Shady/Aftermath/Interscope two-time VMA winner Eminem’s Recovery is back at #2, adding another 81k, raising its total to 2.5m, putting it within 100k of year-leader Lady Antebellum.
Capitol/EMI sports the next two entries, with Now 35 (#3) and Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream, as last week’s chart-topper, Reprise’s Disturbed, rounds out the Top 5.
Roadrunner veteran metal group Stone Sour’s Audio Secrecy is the other Top 10 newcomer at #6, along with
Island/IDJ’s unstoppable Justin Bieber (#7) and Walt Disney’s Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (#10) complete the leader board.
Other Top 50 debuts go to Verve/UME rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis’ Mean Old Man (#28), Interscope’s Robyn sequel to Body Talk (#38), Rhymesayer/ILG’s Atmosphere (#39) and VMA stars Florence + the Machine’s
Biggest increase of the week is scored by
Nonesuch’s Black Keys (#39-32, +21%), Bieber (+21%), Merge’s Arcade Fire (#21-12, +18%) and Disney’s
Arriving in stores this week are Warner Bros.’ Linkin Park, Atlantic’s Trey Songz, Island/IDJ’s Brandon Flowers, Epitaph’s Weezer, Mercury Nashville’s Jamey Johnson and Rounder’s Robert Plant.
THE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
