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12 Jun

Americana Souvenirs

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

It was a week of resurgence on the charts around the world. For the second week in a row, the highest charting album by a veteran performer is different in all four countries we follow. In the U.S., Bob Dylan 's Together Through Life drops 17 to 24 but last weeks leader, the live album by Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood , fell a whopping 14 to 47. In Canada, Leonard Cohen 's Live in London continues to move back up the album chart, going 18 to 10. In England, there's actually a new album leading the veteran artists with Simple Minds ' Graffiti Soul debuting at number 10. Finally, in Australia, AC/DC 's Black Ice jumps 48 to 19.
George Strait also had a big resurgence from the CBS special naming him the country artist of the decade. Troubador jumps from 164 to 34 on the Album and 24 to 10 on the Country Album charts. His 50 Number Ones reenters the Pop Catalog album chart at number one and goes 12 to 1 on the Country Catalog Albums. The other big hits collection, 22 More Hits , appeared for the first time on the Pop Catalog Album chart at number 13 and returned to the Country Catalog Albums at number 3.
The only album reaching the top 100 by a veteran artist that had never cracked the chart before is Steve Martin 's The Crow: New Songs For the Five String Banjo . Although it's been out for a number of weeks, it jumped from 106 to 93.
Yoko Ono (as Ono ) has her fifth chart topper on the Dance Club Play chart with I'm Not Getting Enough .
On the Americana chart, Elvis Costello 's new album, Secret, Profane and Sugarcane , gets an early jump to number 16 based on airplay. It was released on CD this last Tuesday and LP the week before, so it should show up on the standard charts next week.

Previous week position noted in parenthesis. Comprehensive

Top 100 Albums

#1 (1) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (2) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (6) - Hannah Montana: The Movie - Soundtrack
#24 (17) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#34 (164) - Troubadour - George Strait
#47 (14) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#49 (24) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#58 (56) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
#72 (57) - Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r - Prince /Bria Valente
#76 (62) - Roadsinger - Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
#93 (106) - The Crow: New Songs For the Five-String Banjo - Steve Martin
#94 (80) - Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode

Top 50 Singles

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (2) - Poker Face - Lady GaGa
#3 (5) - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
No Veteran Artists Charting

See the rest of the charts below the cut.

Top 25 Digital Songs

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (11) - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
#3 (8) - Fire Burning - Sean Kingston
No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 25 Pop Catalog Albums

#1 (R) - 50 Number Ones - George Strait
#2 (2) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
#3 (1) - Greatest Hits - Journey
#5 (6) - Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#6 (R) - The Best of 1980-1990 - U2
#7 (5) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
#12 (15) - Mothership - Led Zeppelin
#13 (-) - 22 More Hits - George Strait
#15 (13) - Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac
#20 (16) - Greatest Hits - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
#25 (18) - Back in Black - AC/DC

R&B

Top 50 R&B Albums

#1 (1) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (3) - Blackout! 2 - Method Man & Redman
#3 (2) - Back on My B.S. - Busta Rhymes
#15 (18) - Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson
#18 (9) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#23 (16) - Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r - Prince /Bria Valente

Top 50 R&B Songs

#1 (2) - Knock You Down - Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo
#2 (1) - Birthday Sex - Jeremih
#3 (6) - Best I Ever Had - Drake
#22 (19) - There Goes My Baby - Charlie Wilson
#36 (35) - Give You Up - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
#38 (43) - Download - Lil Kim Featuring T-Pain & Charlie Wilson

Top 10 R&B Catalog Albums

#1 (7) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
#2 (4) - Curtain Call - Eminem
#3 (8) - Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent

Country

Top 25 Country Albums

#1 (2) - Hannah Montana: The Movie - Soundtrack
#2 (1) - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Kenny Chesney
#3 (3) - Fearless - Taylor Swift
#10 (24) - Troubadour - George Strait
#20 (15) - Townes - Steve Earle

Top 25 Country Songs

#1 (1) - Then - Brad Paisley
#2 (4) - Out Last Night - Kenny Chesney
#3 (3) - Kiss a Girl - Keith Urban
#14 (15) - Strange - Reba ( McEntire )

Top 10 Country Catalog Albums

#1 (12) - 50 Number Ones - George Strait
#2 (1) - Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood
#3 (-) - 22 More Hits - George Strait
#6 (4) - Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Rock

Top 10 Rock Albums

#1 (1) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#2 (-) - The High End of Low - Marilyn Manson
#3 (-) - Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
#7 (6) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan

Top 10 Hard Rock Albums

#1 (-) - The High End of Low - Marilyn Manson
#2 (1) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
#3 (2) - The Sound of Madness - Shinedown
#3 (2) - Scars & Souvenirs - Theory of a Deadman
No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 20 Mainstream Rock Tracks

#1 (1) - Know Your Enemy - Green Day
#2 (3) - Sound of Madness - Shinedown
#3 (4) - The Night - Distrubed
#17 (22) - All Nightmare Long - Metallica

Top 20 AAA Tracks

#1 (1) - Funny the Way It Is - Dave Mathews Band
#2 (2) - Magnificent - U2
#3 (3) - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
#10 (11) - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Bob Dylan
#16 (17) - Wrong - Depeche Mode
#17 (12) - We Let Her Down - Chris Isaak

Adult Contemporary

Top 20 Adult Contemporary Tracks

#1 (1) - Love Story - Taylor Swift
#2 (2) - I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
#3 (3) - What About Now - Daughtry
#12 (11) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#20 (19) - Where Did I Lose Your Love - Journey

Top 20 Adult Top 40 Tracks

#1 (2) - You Found Me - The Fray
#2 (1) - Gives You Hell - All-American Rejects
#3 (6) - Second Chance - Shinedown
No Veteran Artists Charting

Dance

Top 25 Dance Club Play

#1 (3) - I'm Not Getting Enough - (Yoko) Ono
#2 (6) - When Love Takes Over - David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland
#3 (2) - Spaceman - The Killers
#11 (12) - Wrong - Depeche Mode
#16 (24) - Magnificent - U2

Top 10 Dance Singles Sales

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Boom - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (3) - Halo - Beyonce
#3 (6) - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
#5 (2) - Magnificent - U2

Jazz

Top 15 Jazz Albums

#1 (1) - Quiet Nights - Diana Krall
#2 (2) - Live at the Meadowlands - Frank Sinatra
#3 (3) - My One and Only Thrill - Melody Gardot
#5 (4) - Seduction: Sinatra Sings Love Songs - Frank Sinatra
#6 (5) - The Bright Mississippi - Allen Toussaint
#13 (13) - Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole

Top 15 Contemporary Jazz Albums

#1 (1) - In Boston - Chris Botti
#2 (4) - Send One Your Love - Boney James
#3 (2) - Rock Steady - Richard Elliot
#10 (10) - Down to the Wire - Spyro Gyra

Americana

Music Association Top 40 Airplay

#1 (1) - Hills & Valleys - Flatlanders
#2 (3) - Townes - Steve Earle
#3 (2) - Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away - Slaid Cleaves
#4 (4) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#6 (7) - Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm - Various Artists
#15 (14) - Roll On - J.J. Cale
#16 (-) - Secret, Profane and Sugarcane - Elvis Costello
#23 (20) - Willie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel
#24 (21) - Love Filling Station - Jesse Winchester
#31 (35) - Lay Your Burden Down - Buckwheat Zydeco
#34 (40) - Could We Get Any Closer - Jim Lauderdale
#35 (R) - Dopers, Drunks & Everyday Losers - Commander Cody
#37 (23) - Naked Willie - Willie Nelson

United Kingdom

Top 100 British Albums

#1 (1) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (-) - Escala - Escala
#3 (2) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#10 (-) - Graffiti Soul - Simple Minds
#11 (8) - The Very Best of - Jim Reeves
#14 (5) - The Liberty of Norton Folgate - Madness
#15 (-) - Flight 666 - Iron Maiden
#26 (-) - The Ultimate Collection - Michael McDonald
#30 (17) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#33 (35) - The Collection - Simon & Garfunkel
#42 (39) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
#43 (29) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
#46 (31) - Collection - Annie Lennox
#53 (32) - Roadsinger - Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
#61 (60) - U218: Singles - U2
#63 (38) - Complete Madness - Madness
#67 (40) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#68 (57) - 1 - Beatles
#72 (-) - Gold: Greatest Hits - Carpenters
#85 (76) - Dylan - Bob Dylan
#86 (133) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
#88 (113) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
#94 (71) - 25: The Greatest Hits - Simply Red
#97 (81) - Tapestry (Legacy Edition) - Carole King

Top 100 British Singles

#1 (1) - Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal / Van Helden
#2 (2) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#3 (-) - Release Me - Agnes
#16 (11) - Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) - Ironik/Chipmunk/ Elton John
#43 (-) - With or Without You - U2
#57 (63) - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
#95 (87) - Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

Canada

Top 100 Canadian Albums

#1 (1) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (2) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (3) - Fais-Moi De La Tendresee - Ginette Reno
#10 (18) - Live in London - Leonard Cohen
#22 (21) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#42 (46) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
#53 (59) - The Best of: 2oth Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - ABBA
#58 (82) - Piano Man - Billy Joel
#63 (62) - 50's Golden Memories - Various Artists (including Coasters, Platters, Pat Boone , more)
#67 (63) - Black Ice - AC/DC
#69 (77) - Best of The 20th Century - Creedence Clearwater
#70 (56) - Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode
#73 (70) - Townes - Steve Earle
#79 (44) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#85 (66) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#90 (108) - More Best of - Leonard Cohen
#91 (92) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
#93 (-) - Footsteps - Chris de Burgh

Top 100 Canadian Singles

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (2) - LoveGame - Lady Gaga
#3 (4) - Halo - Beyonce
#51 (53) - Strange - Reba ( McEntire )
#64 (51) - I Told You So - Carrie Underwood Featuring Randy Travis
#77 (76) - Anything Goes - AC/DC
#86 (71) - Magnificent - U2

Australia

Top 50 Australian Albums

#1 (1) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (2) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (4) - Funhouse - Pink
#19 (48) - Black Ice - AC/DC
#24 (16) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#28 (20) - Essential - Simon & Garfunkel
#33 (23) - Collection - Annie Lennox
#36 (-) - Old Friends: Live on Stage - Simon & Garfunkel
#50 (38) - Roadsinger - Yusuf (Cat Stevens)

Top 50 Australian Singles

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (2) - We Made You - Eminem
#3 (5) - Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman Featuring the Pussycat Dolls
No Veteran Artists Charting

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

Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood take the veteran artist crown on the U.S. Album Chart with Live at Madison Square Garden. The live set premiered at number 14; however, it didn't do as well in the rest of the world as it started at 40 in Canada and 44 in England.
For the first time in many weeks, we have four different veteran artists placing highest in the four different countries that we cover. Clapton & Winwood do it here in the U.S. while Leonard Cohen 's Live in London retakes the crown in Canada, moving from 22 to 18. In Britain, the new Madness album, The Liberty of Norton Folgate , starts at number 5 while Bob Dylan retains the spot in Australia, staying at number 16.
Lionel Richie 's Just Go premiers at number 24 on the U.S. Album chart (66 in Canada), nowhere near the debut of his last studio album, Coming Home , which started at number 6.
Behold the wonders of a Amazon MP3 Deal of the Day. Last week, The Definitive Rod Stewart was on sale for three days for $3.99. The sales were enough to push the album, which has been out since late last year, up to 53. That surpasses the number 70 it achieved upon its release.
The Oak Ridge Boys return to the top 100 of the Album chart for the first time since 1984's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 . The appropriately titled The Boys Are Back premiers at 77. On the Country Album chart, the set starts at 16, their highest since Monongahela went to number 9 21-years ago.

Previous week position noted in parenthesis. Comprehensive

Top 100 Albums

#1 (-) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (1) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (-) - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Kenny Chesney
#14 (-) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#17 (6) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#24 (-) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#53 (R) - The Definitive - Rod Stewart
#56 (43) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
#57 (55) - Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r - Prince /Bria Valente
#62 (44) - Roadsinger - Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
#73 (19) - Townes - Steve Earle
#77 (-) - The Boys Are Back - Oak Ridge Boys
#80 (56) - Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode

Top 50 Singles

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (2) - Poker Face - Lady GaGa
#3 (3) - Blame It - Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain
No Veteran Artists Charting

See the rest of the charts below the cut.

Top 25 Digital Songs

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (-) - Don't Stop Believin' - Glee Cast
#3 (-) - New Divide - Linkin Park
No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 25 Pop Catalog Albums

#1 (3) - Greatest Hits - Journey
#2 (1) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
#3 (4) - Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses
#5 (5) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
#6 (7) - Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#13 (13) - Greatest Hits - Fleetwood Mac
#15 (9) - Mothership - Led Zeppelin
#16 (15) - Greatest Hits - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
#18 (21) - Back in Black - AC/DC
#24 (23) - Metallica - Metallica

R&B

Top 50 R&B Albums

#1 (-) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (-) - Back on My B.S. - Busta Rhymes
#3 (-) - Blackout! 2 - Method Man & Redman
#9 (-) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#16 (17) - Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r - Prince /Bria Valente
#18 (12) - Uncle Charlie - Charlie Wilson

Top 50 R&B Songs

#1 (1) - Birthday Sex - Jeremih
#2 (3) - Knock You Down - Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo
#3 (2) - Blame It - Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain
#19 (19) - There Goes My Baby - Charlie Wilson
#35 (31) - Give You Up - Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton
#43 (47) - Download - Lil Kim Featuring T-Pain & Charlie Wilson

Top 10 R&B Catalog Albums

#1 (8) - The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
#2 (12) - The Eminem Story - Eminem
#3 (17) - The Chronic - Dr. Dre
#7 (2) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
#10 (4) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson

Country

Top 25 Country Albums

#1 (-) - Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Kenny Chesney
#2 (1) - Hannah Montana: The Movie - Soundtrack
#3 (3) - Fearless - Taylor Swift
#15 (6) - Townes - Steve Earle
#16 (-) - The Boys Are Back - Oak Ridge Boys
#24 (24) - Troubadour - George Strait
#25 (22) - I Told You So: The Ultimate Hits - Randy Travis

Top 25 Country Songs

#1 (2) - Then - Brad Paisley
#2 (1) - It Happens - Sugarland
#3 (3) - Kiss a Girl - Keith Urban
#14 (9) - I Told You So - Carrie Underwood Featuring Randy Travis
#15 (16) - Strange - Reba ( McEntire )

Top 10 Country Catalog Albums

#1 (1) - Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood
#2 (2) - Enjoy the Ride - Sugarland
#3 (7) - Greatest Hits - Kenny Chesney
#4 (3) - Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
#9 (8) - 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley

Rock

Top 10 Rock Albums

#1 (1) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#2 (-) - Abnormally Attracted to Sin - Tori Amos
#3 (-) - City of Black & White - Mat Kearney
#4 (-) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#6 (2) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan

Top 10 Hard Rock Albums

#1 (1) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
#2 (3) - The Sound of Madness - Shinedown
#3 (2) - Scars & Souvenirs - Theory of a Deadman
No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 20 Mainstream Rock Tracks

#1 (1) - Know Your Enemy - Green Day
#2 (2) - Lifeline - Papa Roach
#3 (3) - Sound of Madness - Shinedown
No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 20 AAA Tracks

#1 (1) - Funny the Way It Is - Dave Mathews Band
#2 (2) - Magnificent - U2
#3 (4) - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
#11 (14) - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Bob Dylan
#12 (9) - We Let Her Down - Chris Isaak
#17 (15) - Wrong - Depeche Mode
#18 (20) - Complicated Shadows - Elvis Costello

Adult Contemporary

Top 20 Adult Contemporary Tracks

#1 (2) - Love Story - Taylor Swift
#2 (1) - I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
#3 (3) - What About Now - Daughtry
#11 (12) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#19 (19) - Where Did I Lose Your Love - Journey

Top 20 Adult Top 40 Tracks

#1 (2) - Gives You Hell - All-American Rejects
#2 (1) - You Found Me - The Fray
#3 (3) - Sober - Pink
No Veteran Artists Charting

Dance

Top 25 Dance Club Play

#1 (2) - Beautiful U R - Deborah Cox
#2 (3) - Spaceman - The Killers
#3 (5) - I'm Not Getting Enough - (Yoko) Ono
#12 (1) - Wrong - Depeche Mode
#24 (33) - Magnificent - U2

Top 10 Dance Singles Sales

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Boom - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (-) - Magnificent - U2
#3 (2) - Halo - Beyonce

Jazz

Top 15 Jazz Albums

#1 (1) - Quiet Nights - Diana Krall
#2 (2) - Live at the Meadowlands - Frank Sinatra
#3 (3) - My One and Only Thrill - Melody Gardot
#4 (4) - Seduction: Sinatra Sings Love Songs - Frank Sinatra
#5 (5) - The Bright Mississippi - Allen Toussaint
#13 (12) - Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole

Top 15 Contemporary Jazz Albums

#1 (1) - In Boston - Chris Botti
#2 (-) - Rock Steady - Richard Elliot
#3 (3) - Rebound - Wayman Tisdale
#10 (8) - Down to the Wire - Spyro Gyra

Americana

Music Association Top 40 Airplay

#1 (1) - Hills & Valleys - Flatlanders
#2 (2) - Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away - Slaid Cleaves
#3 (11) - Townes - Steve Earle
#4 (3) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#7 (4) - Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm - Various Artists
#14 (10) - Roll On - J.J. Cale
#20 (18) - Willie and the Wheel - Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel
#21 (22) - Love Filling Station - Jesse Winchester
#23 (24) - Naked Willie - Willie Nelson
#33 (27) - A Stranger Here - Ramblin' Jack Elliott
#35 (39) - Lay Your Burden Down - Buckwheat Zydeco
#39 (25) - What I Know - Tom Rush
#40 (-) - Could We Get Any Closer - Jim Lauderdale

United Kingdom

Top 100 British Albums

#1 (-) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (1) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (-) - Journal For Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers
#5 (-) - The Liberty of Norton Folgate - Madness
#8 (9) - The Very Best of - Jim Reeves
#17 (8) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#29 (20) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
#31 (22) - Collection - Annie Lennox
#32 (17) - Roadsinger - Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
#35 (57) - The Collection - Simon & Garfunkel
#37 (-) - Townes - Steve Earle
#38 (53) - Complete Madness - Madness
#39 (40) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
#40 (-) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#57 (43) - 1 - Beatles
#60 (51) - U218: Singles - U2
#62 (26) - Footsteps - Chris de Burgh
#71 (54) - 25: The Greatest Hits - Simply Red
#76 (74) - Dylan - Bob Dylan
#81 (44) - Tapestry (Legacy Edition) - Carole King
#83 (48) - Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode

Top 100 British Singles

#1 (-) - Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal / Van Helden
#2 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#3 (2) - Number 1 - Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz
#11 (7) - Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) - Ironik/Chipmunk/ Elton John
#63 (40) - Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
#77 (-) - They Don't Care About Us - Michael Jackson
#87 (97) - Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

Canada

Top 100 Canadian Albums

#1 (-) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (1) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (2) - Fais-Moi De La Tendresee - Ginette Reno
#18 (22) - Live in London - Leonard Cohen
#21 (9) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#44 (-) - Live From Madison Square Garden - Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
#46 (36) - No Line on the Horizon - U2
#56 (35) - Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode
#59 (49) - The Best of: 2oth Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - ABBA
#62 (46) - 50's Golden Memories - Various Artists (including Coasters, Platters, Pat Boone , more)
#63 (57) - Black Ice - AC/DC
#66 (-) - Just Go - Lionel Richie
#70 (28) - Townes - Steve Earle
#77 (74) - Best of The 20th Century - Creedence Clearwater
#82 (99) - Piano Man - Billy Joel
#92 (72) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
#98 (78) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers

Top 100 Canadian Singles

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (2) - LoveGame - Lady Gaga
#3 (4) - Halo - Beyonce
#51 (53) - Strange - Reba ( McEntire )
#64 (51) - I Told You So - Carrie Underwood Featuring Randy Travis
#77 (76) - Anything Goes - AC/DC
#86 (71) - Magnificent - U2

Australia

Top 50 Australian Albums

#1 (-) - Relapse - Eminem
#2 (-) - 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
#3 (4) - It's Not You, It's Me - Lily Allen
#16 (16) - Together Through Life - Bob Dylan
#20 (28) - Essential - Simon & Garfunkel
#23 (10) - Collection - Annie Lennox
#38 (35) - Roadsinger - Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
#48 (R) - Black Ice - AC/DC
#50 (43) - No Line on the Horizon - U2

Top 50 Australian Singles

#1 (1) - Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
#2 (2) - We Made You - Eminem
#3 (4) - Breakeven - The Script
No Veteran Artists Charting

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13 Jun

Along this road that loops around Bass Lake are countless campgrounds run by California Land Management. Had we not been lucky enough to score a cabin at Sky Lake, we could have obtained a campsite at Spring Cove campground next door. Every nook and cranny of the road seemed to have a National Park campground sign at the end of the driveway. They didn’t seem to be full - we saw a few tents and several RV’s but lots of open campsites near the lake.

Besides the camping, there is the Pines Resort, several motels and cabin rentals, and private homes. The one restaurant we saw around the lake is at Miller’s Landing, a cabin resort whose eatery we visited on our first night since dining service had not yet begun. Miller’s Landing has the resort, the restaurant, an ice cream parlor, a general store stocked with camping supplies and souvenirs, and a dock with boat slips and recreational water vessel rentals. While we waited for our (pricey and not terribly fast or good) food, we walked down to take a look. Two nanoseconds later, we were covered with mosquito bites, and remembered “Hey! The bug repellent is packed in our luggage!” In the days that followed, during the few drives that we made to Miller’s or around sections of the lake, we found that the area wasn’t very crowded and it was quite pleasant.

But then again, it’s still only spring. In the summer, locals say the campgrounds are full, and the lake hosts hundreds of boaters, waterskiers, fishermen, and kids splashing around on the shore. The Sky Lake campers were doing plenty of that during our stay, and we took part as best we could with our little kids in tow. A few people, I heard tell, actually swam the entire length of the lake! I shouldn’t be surprised by that, since the demographic of the guests that weekend was made up of many seriously fit people. My husband got roped into a couple of games of Ultimate Frisbee, and while the other players considered him a ringer, he came back battered and sore each time, saying “I can’t wait to play again!”

How much did a condom cost in 1944? What did the package look like? Where could one be bought? Were there machines in the toilets (we called them toilets) of bars, as there were in the late 1950s? I was writing a novel about the U.S. home front in World War II (Four Freedoms, just out), and I needed to know. Why not just skip the detail, and say, "He bought a condom" or "He produced a condom"? Because the small details of common life give actuality, aliveness, and thickness to a historical story in the same way they do to a present-day story. The difference is you have to go find the details of the past; you can't just draw on experience.

The writers of historical fictions, just like real historians, do (or ought to do) a huge amount of research before beginning on their works, and then continue doing research until the very end. They are, however, often looking for different stuff. The reasons for things, the reasons that people believed they had for acting as they did, the forces pressing on them that they dimly grasped or didn't, a chronology that puts cause before effect — that (I imagine) is what the historian spends her research time looking for. Except when tiny details of action matter very much (at exactly what hour was that telegram sent?), the minutiae of dress and dinner, how a character spent his morning or evening, the maker of her gown and how much it cost, aren't the goal. The fiction researcher's work is the opposite, or mirror image (as historical fiction is the mirror of history — the same stuff but not). What the fiction researcher wants is masses of actual detail, whether pertaining to his characters (if his characters are historical) or to others like them. He cares less what everybody did, or what masses of people did, than about what was possible to do. He cares less about what an actual person did than what any person could have done: could someone like the one I am imagining have thought this thought, owned this gun, remembered this event, worn this hat? He needs the stuff to help him make a world of the past that is as believable as one made out of the present.

Of course, writers of fiction can be more or less conscientious about their research. (Though, they can't be exposed as frauds if they get the details, or even the big picture, wrong; they start out as frauds.) Some care a lot, others less; Walter Scott, who in a sense invented the historical novel, often footnoted his stories, to back up his inventions with evidence. Fiction writers can always claim that detailed research is unnecessary or peripheral to their work — but they can no longer claim that it's too hard. I don't know if the Internet, in all its glory and some of its shame, has changed things utterly for professional historians — if it has, they may not be telling — but it has made research for a writer of historical fiction a piece of cake: that sweet, that delightful, that filling.

And it's not only Google and Project Gutenberg and JSTOR. I used those tools almost every day, following leads from place to place and having strange adventures with collectors, memoirists, visionaries, merchants, and obsessives (try writing anything about old cars, railroads, airplanes, World War II, or comic books, without turning them up). But I also had the help of the readers of my blog (John Crowley Little and Big on Live Journal), who are an inordinately smart bunch, I think, and ready to go look things up and bring them in. We've had some wonderful interchanges — like the time I needed to know how much a condom cost in 1944.

Typing in the words "price" and "condom" and "1944" sent my Smartypants Brigade first to eBay, where several vintage-condom-related items were for sale. It turns out that antique condom containers, packaging, and related ephemera are, guess what, collectible. LJ user "jonquil" wrote: "This has no date, so may well be useless to you. A Merry Widow Tin with the price embossed." Then "nineweaving" sent me a British one: "Seems to have been a cheerful red box on this side of the pond. Co-Ed Prophylactics, rah! Stay away from college girls, when you're on a spree ..." Soon we were having exchanges like this:

"cameo": I found a couple links that might amuse you... a slew of historical packaging for condoms from the Powerhouse Museum in Australia: A gallery of 21 Paper-based Condom Envelopes from the 1930s and 1940s: http://www.ep.tc/condom-envelopes/

"crowleycrow": (2007-07-04 23:32:21) Beautiful paper packages — Real sanitary I'm sure. And the names! Bufalo — Odalisco — Poncho. You can almost feel the fan turning overhead and the music from the zocalo drifting through the shutters.

"cameo": My favourite was "Devil Skin."

"jonquil": I quite like 'Odalisque', but 'Sedatex' looks alarming. Mickey Finn for your John Thomas?

One of my correspondents alerted a real sex historian. As a Brit, her responses were intriguing but not quite pertinent:

"oursin": There's no one answer to the question of how much was a condom. I've looked at a few catalogues from the mid-late 1930s (UK), and a single dealer might be selling items costing from 3d to 1 guinea — depending on the style, grade, whether it was reusable/washable, rubber or skin, etc. That's before going into the economies of scale through buying in bulk... You could also get mixed sample packs with different types. Some came in tins and others didn't. One also hears stories of men about town who had their own special monogrammed johnnies made to order. I'm not sure I'd trust a thruppenny condom, but I'm not sure either that reliability would necessarily have been massively improved by paying the top prices.

"crowleycrow": Thanks for all this — in particular for the phrase "thrupenny condom" which I will treasure up for use elsewhere... "two-bit condom" is close but not as funny.

"jonquil": whether it was reusable/washable , isn't that an unpleasant thought... for the prevention of disease indeed.

"crowleycrow": You usually tossed the cheaper rubber ones, and washed/reused/re-rolled the "skins" (actually sheep intestines). We were thrifty, tough, and stupid back then.

After more of this, I was able confidently to have my character make a choice between Merry Widow, Sheik, Co-ed, and Lucky brands (the last my own invention: "Lucky if they don't bust," says another character). He pays $1.75 for a tin of three (rubbers). The Smartypants Brigade also alerted me to a European condom-promotion TV ad directed by Michel Gondry and available, of course, on YouTube, in which a retro/Depression scene features just such a tin. I wonder how he knew...

The great danger in all historical research, for the lover of trivia and oddity, is distraction; it's one of the rewards, too. Just as we have our word "serendipity" from a novel about the three wandering princes of Serendip, surely the future's word for the thing will derive from Google. (Googletarity? Googletude? Googlelinity?) I went to the Internet to try to prove my theory that "kick the tires" as a phrase dated from the rubber and tire shortage of World War II; I never could, but I did find a site selling the "Accu-Thump," a thing like a blackjack (when's that date from?) that contains a gauge; when you thump your tire with it, it will tell you if it needs air. Interesting; I thought of acquiring an Accu-Thump for myself. The same site, however, also expounds the inventor's plans for a Christian currency: "a coin that [Christians] could trade amongst themselves so they could be constantly reminded of their Creator and Savior instead of coins with an idol or king." How else would I ever have discovered this odd and evocative idea? The germ of another story right there.

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John Crowley lives in the hills above the Connecticut River in northern Massachusetts with his wife and twin daughters. He is the author of ten previous novels as well as the short fiction collection Novelties and Souvenirs.

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Planning to go for a vacation? Travel to Manila this time-One of the largest cities in the entire world! Manila is the capital city of the Philippines and has always something to offer for everybody.
When you travel to Manila you would see that it has very interesting nooks and crannies. The city of Manila has an important history to tell, conquering many forces and then building the city it is today. The churches, museums and theatres vie for the attentions of history and culture buffs apart from the tourists traveling to Manila. The streets on Manila are so lively always with jeepneys, rumbling buses and sleek automobiles. When you travel to the old sections of Manila you would see horse-drawn carriages picking their way through the traffic. The dragon arches, gold-domed mosques and many stylish mansions belonging to the Chinese, the Muslims and the rich and famous are breathtaking. This is a not to miss feature of the city if you travel to Manila.
Traveling to Manila could be real fun for real shoppers. There are big malls, boutiques, flea markets and antique shops offering endless surprises for shoppers and souvenir-hunters. Head for the native market where you get handicraft items created by the tribal communities. You can also take some souvenirs made from seashells and butterfly knives. Traveling to Manila and not visiting Chinatown would be a miss as it is one of the most famous markets, specializing particularly in fabrics. You can get very good clothing at good bargains in the Central Market.
When you are done with your shopping you can travel to southern bank of the Pasig River in Manila where the Spanish walled enclave of Intramuros stands which is the oldest part of Manila. This place is full of historic buildings and churches, a lot of which are being or have been restored. Now after the reconstruction there are several parks and performing venues, art galleries, souvenir shops and restaurants making the area more attractive and entertaining for the tourists.
You should visit San Agustin Church-Manila’s oldest stone church when you travel to Intramuros.This church was completed in 1606 and is the place to be for art lovers. The intricate carvings on the door would leave you mesmerized. There is a baroque pulpit and an 18th century pipe organ. Alongside the church you would see a museum which holds a beautiful collection of paintings of saints and other religious art.
The extravagant Coconut Palace is a good place to visit when you travel to Manila .It is famous for the papal snub it got after Imelda Marcos went to the trouble of having the place built for Pope John Paul’s visit, almost entirely from palm wood and coconut fibre. Experience the bubbling energy in Malate and Ermita, bar and cafÃ© which is the city’s most visited quarters by tourist.
You can travel around Manila city in taxis which are very pocket friendly and there are also city buses running to all important destinations. You can also travel in Manila like the ManileÃ±os do, riding in the colorful, ubiquitous jeepneys Manila is a great place to splurge and go crazy’s, make your travel plans today!

Britain, the second largest city after London is Birmingham. Birmingham is the cultural center of West Midlands and offers the visitor a wide range of possibilities and things to do. Offers an unparalleled selection of shops and shopping malls, and hundreds of actions and to do, Birmingham is the destination, a city that always is guaranteed to keep you occupied.

As Birmingham is a city with sights, allowing you a real taste of the culture of the city. Only some of the following locations:

Birmingham Cathedral: Built in 1725, is one of the most beautiful historic buildings, with four préraphaélite glass windows.

The Royal Air Force Museum: Experience an impressive exhibition on the history of aviation and witness over seventy war planes in three halls. All Spitfire, Hurricane, Vulcans and more.

Cadbury’s World: One of the most important and most popular museums. Here you will find information about the history of chocolate, and how they originated in South America and a real production. Of course, no visit without the benefit of the product …

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Witness a variety of exhibitions from Egyptian mummies to a collection of wooden toys for children. Profit from the culture and to examine the largest collection préraphaélite in the world.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens: An astonishing fifteen hectares of beautiful gardens are open for exploration as well as four greenhouses with exotic plants.

When it comes to do something, you will find that Birmingham was. There are places, ideal for the following activities:

The Ackers: If the family in the sport, and like in a variety of activities including climbing, canoeing, skiing, snowboard, and much more. With more than seventy hectares and is located just two miles from the city center, the Ackers not to be more practical.

Second City Canal Cruises: Enjoy a boat ride through the canals of Birmingham and buy gifts from the souvenir shop.

The National Sea Life Center: Witness sample of more than sixty exotic life in the sea, and is fascinated by the world under water. All giant turtles, sharks and fish.

Newbrook Farm Experience: Visit a farm and a blind eye to many rare animals, including cattle, chickens, pigs, goats and horses.

Woodgate Valley Country Park: the ideal place for walkers, with miles miles of pistes to explore. There is something for children too, with a farm, a center for recreation and entertainment for the Walking Horse.

If you are hungry to travel to Birmingham, you will find that Birmingham is known for its culinary diversity - how to find food, and regardless of the variety of food you are looking for. In the city, traditional British food authority goes hand in hand with the exotic cuisine of India and China, in Birmingham and the restaurants are where they are readily accessible. As the end of the scale, you are interested - it is a simple or a slap in the face in three courses in the restaurant star in the Michelin guide - Birmingham concerned. Here is a small selection of the city, where they:

Birmingham City Cafe: service, style and atmosphere in the menu at the top of this restaurant offers a menu à la carte, a famous garden and Sunday buffer vegetarian lunch. Benefit from a group of live jazz every Thursday evening.

Metro Bar & Grill: Free-range meat on the agenda here, with a fish on board and that is changing daily. Metro is also a selection of sandwiches and snacks are simple, if you are quick.

Peppers: Birmingham’s top-rated Indian restaurant has all kinds of food imaginable industry and when the menu. It is the ethics.
San Carlo Ristorante: Authentic Italian cuisine is what is happening in this restaurant, with many ingredients imported directly from Italy. The kitchen and the administration of a genuine individuality in the menu.

Opus Restaurant: seasonal and regional are the watchwords in the restaurant, with a genuine British cuisine with local ingredients.

When it comes to a residence in Birmingham, the only problem that you are familiar with the experience of Birmingham is the amount of available options - too much, because you are! Short and long stays in one of the hotels and guest rooms in the city or the suburbs. In addition, prices for the route to be the most expensive and luxurious rooms. If you are looking for an alternative, you will find that Birmingham has many options that are part of the camp in the car accommodation. There are also packages are, as the breaking of the Spa, where you can relax in luxury.

If you are ready to explore Birmingham per day, you will notice that the city is in the evening with some of the best pubs and clubs around. Whether you are looking for a relaxing sit and drink, or do you want the whole night, you will without a doubt the ideal place. The Nightingale Club is located in the heart of the city, has three levels with many bars, discos, a restaurant and a game room. During this time, the Jam House is an association of the music master Jools Holland, and with a capacity of 600 people. Otherwise, Rick’s Garden Café & Bar in Birmingham offers the opportunity to take advantage of the Mediterranean cuisine under the stars.

The above information should give you an idea of what Birmingham has to offer as a city. There is something about them whatever your interests, with a number of different cultural events. If you are traditional, you can benefit from the visit of the city’s many museums and galleries, and learning from the history of Birmingham. If you are part of the family to find places allocated according to People’s Party with thousands of children, while in Birmingham. Eat, shop, see and do … The four will be when it comes to Birmingham.

Hotels in Birmingham

Birmingham NEC / Airport Premier Travel Inn
City Inn Birmingham
Campanile Hotel - Birmingham
Copthorne Birmingham
Birmingham Great Barr Hotel
Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport
The Norfolk Hotel
Portland Hotel
Ye Olde Station Guest House Birmingham, Shustoke
Days Inn Birmingham East
Britannia Hotel Birmingham
Macdonald Burlington Hotel
Best Western The Westley Hotel
Central Guest House
Express by Holiday Inn Birmingham Castle Bromwich
Heath Lodge Hotel
Express by Holiday Inn Birmingham NEC
Novotel Birmingham Airport
Hagley Court Hotel
Hotel Apollo
Corus Hotel Birmingham South
Bridge House Hotel
Fairlawns At Aldridge (Best Western)
RAMADA BIRMINGHAM (FORMERLEY Days)
Express by Holiday Inn Birmingham Oldbury M5, Jct.
Novotel Birmingham Center
Paragon Hotel
Thistle Birmingham City
Birmingham Edgbaston
Jurys Inn Birmingham
Premier Apartments Birmingham
The Edgbaston Palace Hotel

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