Chart Watch Canada: Week Ending January 7, 2010

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

• Susan Boyle continues to top the Canadian album charts for the sixth week in a row but, after six non-consecutive weeks as the top album by a veteran artists, Michael Jackson falls 16 to 30, allowing Them Crooked Vultures (#21) and Bon Jovi (#24) to pass him.
  
• It was a very mixed week for veteran artists on the Canadian album chart as many fell from their Holiday season highs while a number of others surged back up the charts.  Roseanne Cash's The List jumped 84 to 59 on the Albums and 10 to 5 on the Country Albums chart to give her the top ranking Country Album by a veteran artist.  

Previous week position noted in parenthesis.  (N) indicates a new release.  (R) indicates a record that is re-charting.  There can be ties in chart positions.

Top 100 Canadian Albums

• #1 (1) - I Dreamed a Dream - Susan Boyle
• #2 (5) - The Fame - Lady Gaga
  
• #3 (4) - Vox Pop - Maxine Landry
  
• #4 (8) - The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
  
• #5 (6) - MuchDance 2010/DancePlus 2010
• #21 (33) - Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures (John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl & Joshua Homme)
• #24 (22) - The Circle - Bon Jovi
• #30 (16) - This is It - Michael Jackson
• #34 (56) - Stereo Box - Beatles
• #36 (25) - Soulbook - Rod Stewart
  
• #50 (66) - Celebration - Madonna
• #51 (39) - The Very Best of - Enya
• #59 (84)  - The List - Roseanne Cash
• #72 (42)  - Love is the Answer - Barbra Streisand
• #74 (80) - IRM - Charoltte Gainsbourg
  
• #80 (27) - If On a Winter's Night... - Sting
  
• #84 (130) - Best of Disco Nights - Various Artists
  
• #88 (91) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
  
• #92 (74) - I Look to You - Whitney Houston
• #94 (135) - Legend: The Best of - Bob Marley & the Wailers
  
• #98 (112) - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of - ABBA 

Top 100 Canadian Singles (Airplay)

• #1 (1) - TiK ToK - Ke$ha
  
• #2 (2) - Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
  
• #3 (3) - Sexy Chick - David Guetta Featuring Akon
• #4 (4) - Fireflies - Owl City
  
• #5 (5) - Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z + Alicia Keys
  
• #24 (20) - New Fang - Them Crooked Vultures
  
• #29 (43) - Consider Me Gone - Reba (McEntire)
• #58 (65) - We Weren't Born to Follow - Bon Jovi
• #89 (94) - Twang - George Strait

The R&B, Country and Hard Rock charts are after the cut.


Top 50 Canadian R&B Albums

• #1 (2)- The E.N.D. - Black Eyed Peas
• #2 (1) - Element of Freedom - Alicia Keys
  
• #3 (3) - Relapse - Eminem
  
• #4 (5) - Rated R - Rhianna
• #5 (6) - Shock Value III - Timbaland
  
• #6 (4) - This is It - Michael Jackson
• #12 (12) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
  
• #13 (11) - I Look to You - Whitney Houston
• #14 (20) - Legend: The Best of - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• #25 (17) - Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson
• #29 (23) - Essential - Michael Jackson
• #34 (34) - Number Ones - Janet Jackson
• #38 (43) - Definitive Collection - Stevie Wonder
• #42 (38) - Greatest Hits, Volume 1 - Michael Jackson
  
• #43 (27) - Thriller (Remastered) - Michael Jackson
  
• #44 (39) - Bad (Remaster) - Michael Jackson

Top 50 Canadian Country Albums

• #1 (1) - Fearless - Taylor Swift
  
• #2 (2) - Play On - Carrie Underwood
  
• #3 (7) - Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum
• #4 (4) - Dance With Me - Johnny Reid
  
• #5 (10)  - The List - Roseanne Cash
• #17 (73) - Duets, Friends & Legends - Anne Murray
• #21 (24) - The Legend of Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash
• #24 (28) - Elv1s 30 Number 1 Hits - Elvis Presley
• #26 (16) - Keep On Loving You - Reba McEntire
• #34 (55) - The Best...So Far - Anne Murray
• #44 (48) - American Classic - Willie Nelson
• #45 (35) - Twang - George Strait
  
• #47 (40) - Man in Black: His Greatest Hits - Johnny Cash
• #48 (13) - Anne Murray's Christmas Album - Anne Murray
• #48 (41) - 20th Century Masters: The Best of: Millennium Collection - Johnny Cash

Top 50 Canadian Hard Rock Albums

• #1 (1)  - Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures (John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl & Joshua Homme)
• #2 (2) - Backspacer - Pearl Jam
  
• #3 (3) - Life Starts Now - Three Days Grace
• #4 (4) - III - Billy Talent
• #5 (5) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
  
• #12 (12) - Mothership - Led Zeppelin
• #13 (11) - Greatest Hits - Motley Crue
• #16 (14)  - World Painted Blood - Slayer
• #17 (17) - Greatest Hits - Queen
• #22 (18) - Metallica - Metallica
• #26 (19) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #28 (28) - Cross Road - Bon Jovi
• #29 (21) - Back in Black - AC/DC
• #30 (25) - Master of Puppets - Metallica
• #31 (24) - Greatest Hits - Who
• #32 (29) - Endgame - Megadeth
• #33 (23) - Absolute Greatest - Queen
• #39 (32) - Classic Queen - Queen
• #41 (43) - Ride the Lightning - Metallica
• #44 (39) - Rock of Ages - Def Leppard
• #45 (42) - Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith and Joe Satriani)