Saturday, December 27, 2008

Chart Watch - December 26, 2008

Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current music charts. Chart highlights:

  • Another very slow week with no new premiers in any country by veteran artists. As we enter the new year, there will be more releases and changes in the charts.
  • The charts for Americana, Canada and Japan were not available at the time of publication.
Previous week position noted in parenthesis.
Comprehensive

Top 100 Albums

Top 50 Singles
  • #1 (1) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
  • #2 (2) - Live Your Live - T.I. featuring Rhianna
  • #3 (3) - Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Danis
  • No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 25 Digital Songs
  • #1 (2) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
  • #2 (3) - Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Danis
  • #3 (1) - Circus - Britney Spears
  • No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 25 Pop Catalog Albums
R&B

Top 50 R&B Albums
  • #1 (-) - A Different Me - Keyshia Cole
  • #2 (-) - Intuition - Jamie Foxx
  • #3 (-) - The Point of It All - Anthony Hamilton
  • #27 (19) - Cadillac Records - Soundtrack

Top 50 R&B Songs
  • #1 (1) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
  • #2 (2) - Live Your Live - T.I. featuring Rhianna
  • #3 (3) - Chopped 'N' Skewered - T-Pain featuring Ludacris
  • No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 10 R&B Catalog Albums
Country

Top 25 Country Albums

Top 25 Country Songs
  • #1 (2) - Here - Rascal Flatts
  • #2 (1) - Roll With Me - Montgomery Gentry
  • #3 (4) - Already Gone - Sugarland
  • #13 (14) - Down the Road - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
  • #14 (15) - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
  • #16 (17) - River of Love - George Strait

Top 10 Country Catalog Albums
Rock

Top 10 Rock Albums
  • #1 (1) - Dark Horse - Nickleback
  • #2 (2) - Twilight - Soundtrack
  • #3 (-) - Folie A Deux - Fall Out Boy
  • #4 (3) - Black Ice - AC/DC
  • #10 (8) - Death Magnetic - Metallica

Top 10 Hard Rock Albums

Top 20 Mainstream Rock Tracks
  • #1 (1) - Second Chance - Shinedown
  • #2 (3) - Indestructible - Disturbed
  • #3 (2) - I Don't Care - Apocalyptica featuring Adam Gontier
  • #7 (4) - Rock N' Roll Train - AC/DC
  • #10 (10) - The Day That Never Comes - Metallica
  • #17 (18) - Cyanide - Metallica

Top 20 AAA Tracks
  • #1 (3) - You Found Me - The Fray
  • #2 (1) - Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson
  • #3 (2) - Take Back the City - Snow Patrol
  • #7 (8) - Working on a Dream - Bruce Springsteen
  • #15 (16) - Strange Overtones - David Byrne & Brian Eno
Adult Contemporary

Top 20 Adult Contemporary Tracks
  • #1 (1) - A Baby Changes Everything - Faith Hill
  • #2 (2) - I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
  • #3 (3) - Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  • #8 (15) - White is in the Winter Night - Enya
  • #17 (16) - Christmas is Just Around the Corner - Barry Manilow

Top 20 Adult Top 40 Tracks
  • #1 (1) - Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
  • #2 (4) - Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
  • #3 (3) - So What - Pink
  • No Veteran Artists Charting
Dance

Top 25 Dance Club Play
  • #1 (2) - I Hate This Part - Pussycat Dolls
  • #2 (3) - Magic Touch - Robin Thicke featuring Mary J. Blige
  • #3 (4) - Twisted (Got Me Goin' Round) - Ultra Nate
  • #5 (5) - Miles Away - Madonna
  • #8 (15) - Fame (The Game) - Donna Summer
  • #25 (13) - Juliet of the Spirits - B-52's

Top 10 Dance Singles Sales
  • #1 (7) - Miles Away - Madonna
  • #2 (-) - I Stay in Love - Mariah Carey
  • #3 (1) - Human - The Killers
  • #8 (8) - Give It 2 Me - Madonna
Jazz

Top 15 Jazz Albums

Top 15 Contemporary Jazz Albums
Holiday

Top 25 Holiday Albums

Top 30 Holiday Songs
  • #1 (2) - A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
  • #2 (1) - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  • #3 (6) - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Johnny Mathis
  • #4 (4) - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) - Nat King Cole
  • #5 (5) - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
  • #7 (8) - Jingle Bell Rock - Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • #8 (11) - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  • #9 (7) - Feliz Navidad - Jose Faliciano
  • #10 (9) - Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
  • #11 (10) - Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  • #12 (12) - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
  • #13 (14) - Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
  • #15 (15) - Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
  • #16 (16) - Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney
  • #17 (17) - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
  • #18 (18) - Last Christmas - Wham!
  • #19 (21) - Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
  • #21 (20) - Winter Wonderland - Amy Grant
  • #22 (30) - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - James Taylor
  • #23 (26) - Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams
  • #24 (22) - Step Into Christmas - Elton John
  • #25 (R) - Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
  • #26 (23) - Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics
  • #27 (28) - Santa Clause is Comin' To Town - Bruce Springsteen
  • #28 (24) - Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
  • #29 (25) - Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
Americana

Music Association Top 40 Airplay
United Kingdom

Top 100 British Albums
Top 100 British Singles
  • #1 (-) - Hallalujah - Alexandra Burke
  • #2 (-) - Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
  • #3 (1) - Run - Leona Lewis
  • #12 (13) - Fairytale of New York - Pogues featuring Kristy MacColl
  • #27 (26) - Last Christmas - Wham!
  • #36 (-) - Hallalujah - Leonard Cohen
  • #41 (32) - Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
  • #42 (36) - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
  • #53 (47) - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
  • #58 (54) - Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
  • #59 (53) - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
  • #61 (40) - It's Christmas Time - Status Quo
  • #71 (63) - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
  • #78 (67) - Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band
  • #82 (76) - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  • #84 (92) - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
  • #92 (91) - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Bruce Springsteen
  • #99 (57) - Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) - Scooter vs Status Quo
Canada

Top 100 Canadian Albums

Top 100 Canadian Singles
  • #1 (1) - Gotta Be Somebody - Nickleback
  • #2 (2) - Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil' Wayne
  • #3 (3) - Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
  • #28 (38) - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
  • #43 (45) - Down the Road - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
  • #52 (52) - Rock N' Roll Train - AC/DC
  • #64 (76) - River of Love - George Strait
Australia

Top 50 Australian Albums

Top 50 Australian Singles
  • #1 (2) - Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  • #2 (1) - You - Wes Carr
  • #3 (3) - Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna
  • No Veteran Artists Charting
Japan

Top 100 Japanese Singles
  • #1 (-) - Yowamushi Santa - Shuchishin
  • #2 (44) - Koyoi, Tsuki Ga Miezutomo - Porno Grafiti
  • #3 (35) - Daikkirai Demo Arigato - Thelma Aoyama
  • #44 (-) - Merry Christmas (War is Over) - John Lennon
  • #71 (-) - Last Christmas - Wham!
  • #76 (70) - Trains and Winter Rains - Enya
  • #91 (62) - Sing the Changes - Fireman (Paul McCartney)

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