LAist is proud to offerer a weekly, chart roundup of Billboard Magazine’s most coveted rankings. Join us as we revel in the conventional standard of musical success. Let us cross our fingers, hoist our lighters, and dream together of the supreme resurrection of artist-driven recordings that will forever eclipse the dark cloud of big label greed, A&R sleaze and disposable audio. Amen.

Here are this week’s chart toppers. Behold the #1s. __________________________________________________________________________________________

Billboard Charts
Issue Date : March 17, 2007

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - The Second Coming : Juelz Santana + Just Blaze
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles - The Traffic Jam : Stephen Marley Featuring Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
European Hot 100 Singles - The Sweet Escape : Gwen Stefani Ft. Akon
Hot Country Songs - Ladies Love Country Boys : Trace Adkins
Hot Singles Sales - All My Life : Billy Joel
Northeast - Yours Truly : Natalie MacMaster
Top Blues Albums - Black Snake Moan : Soundtrack
Top Classical Albums - Songs From The Labyrinth : Sting
Top Concert Grosses - Celine Dion : Concerts West/AEG Live
Top Heatseekers - Beat'n Down Yo Block : Unk
Top Pop Catalog - Hiding Place : Selah
Top Rap Albums - We Got This : B.G. And The Chopper City Boyz
Top DVD Sales - Flushed Away

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Billboard Charts
Issue Date : March 17, 2007

Hot/Pop
The Billboard 200 - Daughtry : Daughtry
The Billboard Hot 100 - This Is Why I'm Hot : Mims
Top Pop Catalog - Hiding Place : Selah
Pop 100 - What Goes Around...Comes Around : Justin Timberlake
Pop 100 Airplay - Say It Right : Nelly Furtado
Hot 100 Airplay - You : Lloyd Feat. Lil' Wayne
Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay - Shortie Like Mine : Bow Wow Featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
Hot Singles Recurrents - Lips Of An Angel : Hinder
Hot Singles Sales - All My Life : Billy Joel
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - The Second Coming : Juelz Santana + Just Blaze
Billboard Comprehensive Albums - Daughtry : Daughtry

Digital & Mobile
Top Digital Albums - Infinity On High : Fall Out Boy
Top Internet Albums - Not Too Late : Norah Jones
Hot Digital Songs - This Is Why I'm Hot : Mims
Hot Digital Tracks - This Is Why I'm Hot : Mims
Hot RingMasters - This Is Why I'm Hot : Mims
Hot Ringtones - Poppin' : Chris Brown Featuring Jay Biz

R&B/Hip-Hop
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - The Evolution Of Robin Thicke : Robin Thicke
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums - Get Lifted : John Legend
Top Rap Albums - We Got This : B.G. And The Chopper City Boyz
Hot Rap Tracks - This Is Why I'm Hot : Mims
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay - Lost Without U : Robin Thicke
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay - Can't Let Go : Anthony Hamilton
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents - Can't Let Go : Anthony Hamilton
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales - Until You Come Back To Me : Crystal Dove Starring Dice Gamble
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Lost Without U : Robin Thicke
Hot Adult R&B Airplay - Lost Without U : Robin Thicke
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles - The Traffic Jam : Stephen Marley Featuring Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

Country
Top Country Albums - Taking The Long Way : Dixie Chicks
Top Country Catalog Albums - Feels Like Today : Rascal Flatts
Top Bluegrass Albums - Reasons Why (The Very Best) : Nickel Creek
Hot Country Recurrents - It Just Comes Natural : George Strait
Hot Country Songs - Ladies Love Country Boys : Trace Adkins

Latin
Top Latin Albums - La Historia Continua... Parte III : Marco Antonio Solis
Hot Latin Pop Airplay - Manda Una Senal : Mana
Hot Latin Songs - Ese : Conjunto Primavera
Latin Pop Albums - La Historia Continua... Parte III : Marco Antonio Solis
Latin Rhythm Airplay - Sola : Hector "El Father"
Latin Rhythm Albums - King Of Kings : Don Omar
Latin Tropical Airplay - La Llave De Mi Corazon : Juan Luis Guerra 440
Latin Tropical Albums - K.O.B. : Live : Aventura
Regional Mexican Airplay - Cada Vez Que Pienso En Ti : Los Creadorez Del Pasito Duraguense De Alfredo Ramirez
Regional Mexican Albums - Lobo Domesticado : Valentin Elizalde

Rock
Top Rock Albums - Daughtry : Daughtry
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - Pain : Three Days Grace
Hot Modern Rock Tracks - Pain : Three Days Grace

Top 40/Adult Contemporary
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks - Waiting On The World To Change : John Mayer
Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents - You're Beautiful : James Blunt
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks - It's Not Over : Daughtry
Rhythmic Top 40 - This Is Why I'm Hot : Mims

Heatseekers/Independent
Top Heatseekers - Beat'n Down Yo Block : Unk
Top Independent Albums - We Got This : B.G. And The Chopper City Boyz
Tastemakers - Wincing The Night Away : The Shins
East North Central - Healed Without Scars : David G. Evans
Middle Atlantic - Writer's Block : Peter Bjorn And John
Mountain - The Poison : Bullet For My Valentine
Northeast - Yours Truly : Natalie MacMaster
Pacific - Writer's Block : Peter Bjorn And John
South Atlantic - Beat'n Down Yo Block : Unk
South Central - Beat'n Down Yo Block : Unk
West North Central - Beat'n Down Yo Block : Unk

Dance/Electronic
Top Electronic Albums - St. Elsewhere : Gnarls Barkley
Hot Dance Club Play - Say It Right : Nelly Furtado
Hot Dance Airplay - Say It Right : Nelly Furtado
Hot Dance Singles Sales - Every Day Is Exactly The Same : Nine Inch Nails

Classical/Jazz
Top Jazz Albums - Oh, My Nola : Harry Connick, Jr.
Top Classical Albums - Songs From The Labyrinth : Sting
Top Classical Budget Albums - Baby Einstein : Lullaby Classics : The Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
Top Classical Crossover Albums - Awake : Josh Groban
Top Classical Midline Albums - Baby Einstein : Baby Bach : The Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra
Top Contemporary Jazz - At The Movies : Dave Koz

International
European Hot 100 Singles - The Sweet Escape : Gwen Stefani Ft. Akon
European Top 100 Albums - Not Too Late : Norah Jones
Euro Digital Tracks - Ruby : Kaiser Chiefs

Videos
Top DVD Sales - Flushed Away
Top Kid Video - Cinderella III : A Twist In Time
Top Music Video - Beside You In Time
Top VHS Sales - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Special Edition)
Top Video Game Rentals - X360 : Crackdown
Top Video Rentals - The Departed
Video Sales - Health and Fitness - BalanceBall : Beginners Kit
Video Sales - Recreational Sports - WWE : The New And Improved! DX
Hot Videoclip Tracks - You : Lloyd Featuring Lil' Wayne
Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos - Beside You In Time

Concert Grosses
Celine Dion - Concerts West/AEG Live
Iron Maiden - Live Nation - U.K.
Christina Aguilera - Live Nation - U.K.
Rod Stewart - Concerts West/AEG Live
Christina Aguilera - Live Nation - U.K.
Eric Clapton, Robert Cray Band - Beaver Productions
Billy Joel - Live Nation

Additional Genres
Top Blues Albums - Black Snake Moan : Soundtrack
Top Cast Albums - Wicked : Original Broadway Cast Recording
Top Comedy Albums - 15 Degrees Off Cool : Bill Engvall
Top Compilation Albums - Grammy Nominees 2007 : Various Artists
Top Holiday Albums - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas : Special Edition : Soundtrack
Top Kid Audio - Kidz Bop 11 : Kidz Bop Kids
Top New Age Albums - Amarantine : Enya
Top Reggae Albums - Welcome To Jamrock : Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Top Soundtracks - Dreamgirls : Soundtrack
Top World Albums - A New Journey : Celtic Woman
Billboard Comprehensive Albums - Daughtry : Daughtry

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