THO 100 Update for the week ending December 6, 2008

Has there ever been an album that kept legions of fans waiting longer than Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy?" Probably not, but as it turns out, the legions of fans had severely dwindled over the years. If "Chinese Democracy" had been released 8 years ago, it would have probably sold a million copies in its first week of release. But last week it only managed 261,000 in one of the busiest album-shopping weeks of the year for consumers. At least the single "Chinese Democracy" is doing well with fans. This week on the THO 100 it is the highest-debuting song on the chart, beating debuts from heavyweights Coldplay, Girls Aloud, and Sugababes. The gap between #1 and #2 on the chart closed, and we could see a new #1 next week...

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New Album Releases for November 25, 2008

Many of these albums will be released Monday Nov 24th, due to the Thanksgiving holiday this week.

Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy [Sold at Best Buy only]
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Ludacris - Theater Of The Mind
The Killers - Day & Age
Coldplay - Viva La Vida / Prospekts March [2 CDs]
Linkin Park - Road To Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes [CD + DVD]
Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs of the Eighties
Scott Weiland - Happy In Galoshes
Trace Adkins - X
Original Broadway Cast Recording - 13
Tom Jones - 24 Hours
Jeremy Camp - Speaking Louder Than Before
Paramore - The Final Riot! [CD/DVD]
Death Cab For Cutie - Something About Airplanes [Deluxe Edition]
Kevin Rudolf - In The City
Cynic - Traced In Air
David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live At The Troubadour [Live CD/DVD]
International Noise Conspiracy - The Cross Of My Calling
Rivers Cuomo - Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
Fireman - Electric Arguments
Tom Jones - 24 Hours
Kid Sister - Dream Date
Jon Anderson - 3 Ships
Supersuckers - Get It Together!
Tommy James - 40th Anniversary Singles Collection [2 CDs]
Soundtrack - Punisher: War Zone
Soundtrack - Gears Of War 2
Soundtrack - Fable 2
Return To Forever - Returns [2 CDs]
Hollyridge Strings - Christmas Favorites
Linkin Park - Road To Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes [Live CD/DVD]
White Zombie - Let Sleeping Corpses Lie [4 CDs]
Paramore - The Final Riot! [Live]

- Full list of new and future releases
- 2008 Holiday Albums
- All 2008 album releases
- New Album Google Gadget
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Top Songs of 1988

We think 1988 was a great year for music. Pop still dominated radio stations, but rock bands like Guns N Roses, Aerosmith and Poison were making inroads. Not-quite-pop artists like Terence Trent D'Arby and Midnight Oil were also getting airplay right alongside rap songs like "Push It" or "It Takes Two." We've updated our 1988 poll to account for hundreds more votes. The results show the diversity of the music at that time, with just the top 10 covering Rock, Pop, Reggae, and Dance/Rhythm. Check out our 1988 results and visit all of our 80s polls.
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