Charts

Singer/songwriter John Mayer can give thanks to his fans this week. His fourth album, “Battle Studies”, debuts atop the Billboard album chart this week. Just under 286,000 copies of Mayer’s album were sold in the past week. It’s Mayer’s second chart-topper. His first week album sales have been remarkably consistent. His previous studio album, “Continuum”, debuted at #2 (behind Justin Timberlake) with a shade under 300K, while his previous album, “Heavier Things”, debuted at the […]

In the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart published today, Jay-Z rises up to unseat Owl City at the #1 position with “Empire State of Mind”. No big deal, you say? Well, consider this: “Empire State of Mind” is Jigga’s FIRST number one single ever.

Sort of.

Jay has never hit the top of the charts as a lead artist before. He HAS hit the #1 spot three times before as a featured artist. First there was Mariah […]

Since Billboard is going to start using the Comprehensive Album chart in a couple of weeks, let’s just get a jump and start using it from now going forward.

In a hotly contested week for new releases, Bon Jovi lands at the top of the heap this week. 26 years into a successful career, the band scores yet another number one album with “The Circle” (if my calculations are correct, it’s their fourth, and second […]