Chart Watch America: Chart of August 14, 2010
Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current American music charts. Chart highlights
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers take back the top selling album by a veteran artist for the first time since July 3 with Mojo. It's their second non-consecutive week at the top.
- Tom Jones' new album, Praise and Blame, starts at number 79 which may not seem that high, but its the best he has done since 1977's Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow which peaked at 76.
- The Legacy Edition of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's Couldn't Stand the Weather premiers at 174. The original version of the album topped off at 31 in 1984.
- Two albums jump back onto the charts. Prince and Bria Valente's Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r returns at 89 on the Album and 19 on the R&B Album chart, where it takes over top album by a veteran artist from Sade. Cyndi Lauper's Memphis Blues comes back at 154. It remains the top Blues Album for the sixth week.
- Speaking of the Blues Album chart, veteran artists hold six of the top seven spots including the new album from the Robert Cray Band, Cookin' in Mobile, which debuts at 5.
Comprehensive
Top 200 Albums- #1 (N) - Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
- #2 (1) - Recovery - Eminem
- #3 (2) - Teflon Don - Rick Ross
- #4 (6) - My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber
- #5 (4) - Thank Me Later - Drake
- #17 (22) - Mojo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- #20 (19) - Live at the Troubadour - Carole King and James Taylor
- #37 (26) - Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
- #40 (23) - Symphonicities - Sting
- #71 (66) - Iron Man 2 Soundtrack - AC/DC
- #79 (N) - Praise & Blame - Tom Jones
- #81 (81) - Greatest Hits - Journey
- #89 (R) - Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r - Prince/Bria Valente
- #93 (86) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
- #103 (N) - iTunes Session - Natalie Merchant
- #109 (105) - Legend: The Best of - Bob Marley and the Wailers
- #117 (118) - Greatest Hits - Motley Crue
- #121 (69) - Custom Built - Bret Michaels
- #130 (110) - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- #139 (150) - Soldier of Love - Sade
- #142 (155) - Essential - Michael Jackson
- #154 (R) - Memphis Blues - Cyndi Lauper
- #155 (149) - Exile on Main Street - Rolling Stones
- #162 (173) - Nothing But the Best - Frank Sinatra
- #165 (175) - Thriller - Michael Jackson
- #174 (N) - Couldn't Stand the Weather: Legacy Edition - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
- #182 (183) - Greatest Hits - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
- #187 (191) - Heart & Soul - Kenny G
Top 100 Singles
- #1 (1) - Love the Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
- #2 (2) - California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg
- #3 (3) - Dynamite - Taio Cruz
- #4 (4) - Airplanes - B.o.B Featuring Eminem and Haley Williams
- #5 (6) - I Like It - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull
- No veteran artists charting.
Top 40 Digital Songs- #1 (1) - Love the Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
- #2 (2) - Dynamite - Taio Cruz
- #3 (4) - I Like It - Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull
- #4 (11) - Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
- #5 (3) - California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg
- No Veteran Artists Charting
Top 40 Radio Airplay Songs
- #1 (1) - California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg
- #2 (5) - Love the Way You Live - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
- #3 (3) - Find Your Love - Drake
- #4 (4) - Airplanes - B.o.B Featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore
- #5 (2) - OMG - Usher Featuring will.i.am
- No Veteran Artists Charting
R&B and Blues
Top 50 R&B Albums- #1 (1) - Recovery - Eminem
- #2 (2) - Teflon Don - Rick Ross
- #3 (3) - Thank Me Later - Drake
- #4 (4) - Raymond V Raymond - Usher
- #5 (5) - The Gates Mixed Plate - Tech N9ne Collabos
- #19 (64) - Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r - Prince/Bria Valente
- #26 (26) - Soldier of Love - Sade
- #38 (35) - This is It - Michael Jackson
Top 50 R&B Songs
- #1 (2) - There Goes My Baby - Usher
- #2 (1) - Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) - Alicia Keys
- #3 (3) - Find Your Love - Drake
- #4 (4) - Ride - Ciara Featuring Ludacris
- #5 (5) - Your Love - Nicki Minaj
- No veteran artist charting.
Top 10 Blues Albums- #1 (1) - Memphis Blues - Cyndi Lauper
- #2
(2) - Bingo! - Steve Miller Band
- #3 (4) - Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Bettye Lavette
- #4 (3) - Roadsongs - Derek Trucks Band
- #5 (N) - Cookin' in Mobile - Robert Cray Band
- #6 (5) - Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites - Jimmie Vaughan
- #7 (9) - Common Ground - Walter Trout
Country, Bluegrass and Folk
Top 40 Country Albums- #1 (1) - Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
- #2 (2) - The Foundation - Zac Brown Band
- #3 (3) - Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury - Jerrod Niemann
- #4 (4) - Revolution - Miranda Lambert
- #5 (5) - Play On - Carrie Underwood
- #36 (35) - Twang - George Strait
- #39 (37) - Keep On Loving You - Reba McEntire
Top 30 Country Songs- #1 (3) - Lover, Lover - Jerrod Niemann
- #2 (2) - Free - Zac Brown Band
- #3 (5) - I'm In - Keith Urban
- #4 (1) - Undo It - Carrie Underwood
- #5 (6) - All About Tonight - Blake Shelton
- #24 (26) - The Breath You Take - George Strait
- #28 (32) - Turn On the Radio - Reba McEntire
Top 10 Bluegrass Albums- #1 (1) - Up on the Ridge - Dierks Bentley
- #2 (3) - Antifogmatic - Punch Brothers
- #3 (2) - Genuine Negro Jig - Carolina Chocolate Drops
- #4 (5) - Palomino - Trampled by Turtles
- #5 (4) - Chicken & Egg - Tim O'Brien
- #6 (9) - The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo - Steve Martin
- #7 (8) - Buckaroo Blue Grass II: Riding Songs - Michael Martin Murphey
Top 10 Folk Albums- #1 (1) - Sigh No More - Mumford & Son
- #2 (2) - I and Love and You - Avett Brothers
- #3 (3) - She & Him, Volume 2 - She & Him
- #4 (7) - Staring Down the Brilliant Dream - Indigo Girls
- #5 (R) - Selections From the Album Leave Your Sleep - Natalie Merchant
- #8 (5) - Leave Your Sleep - Natalie Merchant
Rock
Top 25 Rock Albums- #1 (N) - Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
- #2 (1) - 100 Miles From Memphis - Sheryl Crow
- #3 (2) - To the Sea - Jack Johnson
- #4 (5) - Mojo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- #5 (3) - Korn III: Remember Who You Are - Korn
- #11 (7) - Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
- #13 (6) - Symphonicities - Sting
- #22 (20) - Iron Man 2 Soundtrack - AC/DC
Top 15 Hard Rock Albums- #1 (N) - Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
- #2 (1) - Korn III: Remember Who You Are - Korn
- #3 (2) - Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
- #4 (5) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
- #5 (6) - The Oracle - Godsmack
- #8 (7) - Iron Man 2 Soundtrack - AC/DC
- #12 (14) - Greatest Hits - Motley Crue
- #13 (9) - Custom Built - Bret Michaels
Top 25 Rock Songs
- #1 (1) - The Crow and the Butterfly - Shinedown
- #2 (2) - Lay Me Down - Dirty Hands Featuring Rome
- #3 (4) - Another Way to Die - Disturbed
- #4 (6) - Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold
- #5 (7) - Lisztomania - Phoenix
- #14 (13) - Let Me Hear Your Scream - Ozzy Osbourne
Adult Contemporary
Top 15 Adult Contemporary Tracks
- #1 (1) - Hey, Soul Sister - Train
- #2 (2) - Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
- #3 (3) - Smile - Uncle Kracker
- #4 (4) - Someday - Rob Thomas
- #5 (6) - Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
- No Veteran Artists Charting
Top 20 Adult Pop Songs
- #1 (1) - California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg
- #2 (2) - Half of My Heart - John Mayer
- #3 (3) - If It's Love - Train
- #4 (6) - Mockingbird - John Mayer
- #5 (8) - Misery - Maroon 5
- No Veteran Artists Charting
Dance
Top 25 Dance/Club Play Songs- #1 (3) - All the Lovers - Kylie Minogue
- #2 (4) - California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg
- #3 (2) - Rockstar 101 - Rihanna
- #4 (6) - Fire With Fire - Scissor Sisters
- #5 (5) - Strobelight - Kimberly Locke
- #24 (32) - Wouldnit (I'm a Star) - Ono
Top 15 Dance/Electronic Albums
- #1 (1) - The Fame - Lady Gaga
- #2 (2) - The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
- #3 (4) - Streets of Gold - 3OH!3
- #4 (3) - Maya - M.I.A.
- #5 (5) - Jersey Shore - Soundtrack
- No Veteran Artists Charting
Jazz
Top 25 Jazz Albums- #1 (1) - Crazy Love - Michael Buble
- #2 (3) - Heart and Soul - Kenny G
- #3 (2) - XII - Brian Culbertson
- #4 (4) - Jazzmasters VI - Paul Hardcastle Presents: Jazzmasters
- #5 (6) - Your Songs - Harry Connick, Jr.
- #8 (5) - The Imagine Project - Herbie Hancock
- #9 (8) - Lee Ritenour's 6-String Theory - Various Artists
- #13 (10) - Jasmine - Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden
- #14 (N) - iTunes Festival: London 2010 - Tony Bennett
- #21 (18) - Super Hits - Kenny G
- #24 (14) - Pushing the Envelope - Gerald Albright
Americana
Americana Music Association Top 40 Airplay Week of August 2, 2010
- #1 (1) - Pimps & Preachers - Paul Thorn
- #2 (2) - Street Songs of Love - Alejandro Escovedo
- #3 (6) - Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein - Various Artists
- #4 (4) - No Better Than This - John Mellencamp
- #5 (5) - In Person & On Stage - John Prine
- #9 (8) - I Am What I Am - Merle Haggard
- #11 (11) - Country Music - Willie Nelson
- #14 (16) - Chicken & Egg - Tim O'Brien
- #16 (17) - Cha Cha Cha - Fred Eaglesmith
- #19 (N) - Tin Can Trust - Los Lobos
- #23 (25) - Howling Trains and Barking Dogs - Cindy Bullens
- #29 (22) - The Open Road - John Hiatt
- #30 (40) - Wig! - Peter Case
- #33 (35) - Mojo - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- #36 (37) - Word to the Wise - Bill Kirchen
Books
Top 10 Books At Amazon on Veteran Music/Artists- #1 - Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir by Dave Mustaine and Joe Layden
- #2 - Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest For True Love and a Cooler Haircut by Rob Sheffield
- #3 - Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter by Randy Schmidt, Forward by Dionne Warwick
- #4 - Just Kids - Patti Smith
- #5 - You Never Gave Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup by Peter Doggett
- #6 - I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Ayres
- #7 - The Heroine Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Sheltered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx
- #8 - Motley Crue: The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
- #9 - Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis and Larry Solloman
- #10 - Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller
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