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The Popblerd Chart Report 11/17/11: Wait,Who?

by MJ on Nov 17, 2011 • 1 Comment

Who is this dude and why does he have the #1 album in the country?

New Release Report 11/8/11: Life Begins at “Now 40”

by MJ on Nov 8, 2011 • 2 Comments

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Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger” is one of the tracks that appears on “Now That’s What I Call Music 40”, which got released today. What else is new and exciting in record stores this week? Click to find out!

Chart Stalker 9/8/10: Chart Happenings That Leave Me Disturbed

by MJ on Sep 8, 2010 • 2 Comments

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…not really, but I like the title. Sue me. As one would infer from my attempt to compose a witty headline, hard rock band Disturbed bows atop the Billboard 200 Album chart for the fourth time (out of five albums) with their latest effort, “Asylum”. 179,000 folks decided to purchase the latest effort by the Chicago band. It’s one of two albums in six figures this week, with the #2 album being the 35th installment of the “Now That’s What […]

New Release Report 8/31/10: Something for Everyone

by MJ on Aug 31, 2010 • No Comments

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Something tells me that the weeks of no noteworthy releases are a thing of the past-at least until the end of the year. The 4th quarter buying season is almost upon us, and although there aren’t any mega-superstar releases coming out this week, there are a couple of albums that should challenge Eminem and Katy Perry for the #1 spot on the Billboard charts next week in addition to several albums that might not have #1 potential but will definitely […]

Chart Chat 6/24/10: Thank Drake Now!!

by MJ on Jun 24, 2010 • No Comments

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Rapping/singing Canuck Drake slams into the top spot on this week’s Billboard 200 album chart with a vengeance. “Thank Me Later” scores 2010’s biggest week for a debut album, with 447,000 units sold. It’s the third overall biggest week for an album this year, following the first weeks for the latest albums by Lady Antebellum and Sade. A couple more interesting things to note: in just one week, Drake practically equals the entirety of what his introductory EP “So Far […]

Chartstalker 3/31/10: Bieber Fever

by MJ on Mar 31, 2010 • 3 Comments

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Hey, that almost rhymes, right? As expected, teen idol Justin Bieber opens up at the top of the Billboard album charts with “My World 2.0”. The 16 year old Canuck starts with 283,000 copies. He is the youngest male artist to top the Billboard album charts since Stevie Wonder back in 1963. Pretty damn impressive, if you ask me. The top 3 albums this week are all debuts. Former teen idol Monica takes the runner up spot with her fifth […]