At least Jay Z's album isn't a Christmas collection
For all the wailing and gnashing of teeth on TIG about the ever-earlier return of Christmas Holiday music, it doesn't seem to be the view of…
Christmas Doldrums come early to the charts
So, it seems like we've hit the end-of-the-year/Christmas doldrums a little early this year when it comes to record releases. This week's Billboard charts are…
A story in which Reba McEntire kicks Kanye West's Arse
This week on the Billboard album charts it was all about debuts. I had no idea so many albums came out last week, I think…
Kanye vs. 50 Cent: It's a KO for Kanye
Well, I'm a little behind schedule with my Billboard Album Chart update thanks to spending the last 3 days looking at auriferous gravels in the…
High School Musical's reign of terror continues
This week's Billboard chart doesn't offer much hope for those of us not infected by the High School Musical virus. I'm hoping that HSM doesn't…
The "indie rock" revolution is dead
It has been a few weeks since I last peeked at the Billboard album charts and really, who needs to check with the #1 album…
Beware of the Cyrus
Somehow I've missed until now the fact that Miley Cyrus (aka Hannah Montana of Disney Channel and tween pop fame) is the daughter of none…
The Billboard freefall
That noise you hear, the giant "THUD," is just the sound of albums plummeting after their first week on the Billboard Album charts. It seems…
Anyway, how are things on the west coast?
It was a busy week of album sales, but not busy enough for our pals in Interpol. Our Love to Admire did well for the…
Ryan Adams was popular, a week ago
I realized I didn't take a look at last week's Billboard Album charts, so I wandered over to the site to look at this week's…