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New Album Releases for October 14, 2008

Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
Keane - Perfect Symmetry
Yo-Yo Ma - Songs of Joy and Peace
Billy Currington - Little Bit Of Everything
Santana - Multi-Dimensional Warrior
Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain
Kenny Chesney - Lucky Old Sun [Deluxe]
Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison [Legacy Edition]
Little Big Town - A Place To Land
Nikka Costa - Pebble To A Pearl
Mary Mary - The Sound
Ingrid Michaelson - Be Ok
Copeland - You Are My Sunshine
Todd Snider - Peace Queer
Various Artists - Born To Breed: A Tribute To Judy Collins
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales - Torchwood
Sixpence None The Richer - The Dawn Of Grace
War - Greatest Hits Live [2 CDs]
Elvis Presley - Christmas Duets
Al Jarreau - Christmas
Various Artists - The Hotel Cafe presents Winter Songs
Aretha Franklin - This Christmas Aretha [Sold only at Borders]
J.D. Souther - If The World Was You
Kate Campbell - Save The Day
Yngwie Malmsteen - Perpetual Flame
Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
Unearth - The March
The Foreign Exchange - Leave It All Behind
Dave Mason - 12 Letters 12 Notes
Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs - Dirt Don't Hurt
I'm From Barcelona - Who Killed Harry Houdini
Kristin Chenoweth - A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas

- Full list of new and future album releases
- 2008 Holiday and Christmas Albums
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Labels: Billy Currington, Copeland, Ingrid Michaelson, Johnny Cash, Keane, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, Lucinda Williams, Mary Mary, New Albums, Nikka Costa, Ray Lamontagne, Santana, Yo-Yo Ma

The Billboard Hot 100 Celebrates 50 Years

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Billboard Hot 100 chart. Along with the Official U.K. Chart, the Hot 100 is one of the most popular and lasting music charts in the world. Recently Billboard Magazine has been celebrating this anniversary by publishing several Top Songs/Artists lists based on Hot 100 data. One of the most interesting is their Top 100 of the Hot 100. Songs were ranked based on their popularity compared to other songs of the same era:

1. Chubby Checker - The Twist [hit #1 in 1960 and in 1962]
2. Santana f/ Rob Thomas - Smooth [#1 for 12 weeks]
3. Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife [#1 for 9 weeks; Grammy record of the year]
4. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live [69 weeks on the Hot 100]
5. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) [#1 for 14 weeks]
6. Olivia Newton-John - Physical [#1 for 10 weeks; multi-format smash]
7. Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life [#1 for 10 weeks; Grammy best original song]
8. The Beatles - Hey Jude [#1 for 9 weeks]
9. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together [#1 for 14 weeks]
10. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart [#1 for 11 weeks]

- Bilboard Charts
- Current Hot 100 chart
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Labels: Billboard Hot 100, Bobby Darin, Chubby Checker, Debby Boone, LeAnn Rimes, Los Del Rio, Mariah Carey, Official UK Charts, Olivia Newton-John, Santana, The Beatles, Toni Braxton

New Pop/Top 40 Songs

New songs recently receiving airplay on Pop/Top 40 radio stations in the U.S.:

B-52's - Funplex
Chris Brown - Forever
Mariah Carey - Bye Bye
Duffy - Mercy
Metro Station - Shake It
Ne-Yo - Closer
Colby O'Donis f/ Akon - What You Got
One Chance f/ Usher - U Can't
Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
Rihanna - Take A Bow
Santana f/ Jennifer Lopez & Baby Bash - This Boy's Fire
Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie
The-Dream - I Luv Your Girl
Usher f/ Beyonce & Lil Wayne - Love In This Club, Part II
Charlie Wilson f/ T-Pain - Supa Sexxy

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Labels: B-52's, Charlie Wilson, Chris Brown, Duffy, Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo, New Songs, Pop, Rihanna, Santana, Simple Plan, Top 40, Usher