LAist is proud to offer 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......

You know how it is... rockin' and rollin' and whatnot... Below is this week's hearty list of new releases. Try to consume at least two servings of new music a week as part of balanced diet. Please send all thank-you notes, fruit baskets and cookie platters to the fine people at AllMusic for providing such wonderous data. Blues Roger "Hurricane" Wilson - Way I Am Celtic Iona - Circling Hour (Open Sky UK) Childrens’......

Hulk Hogan's gorgeous teenage daughter had a hard time getting out of the grasp of those 24 inch pythons, as was evident in the VH-1 hit reality series "Hogan Knows Best". We saw her get tracked via the internet when her brother placed a LoJack-like device on her car when she went on a date and when she turned right instead of turning left the Hulkster rang her up on the phone and immediately......

Alabama - Songs of Inspiration (RCA) Amy Annelle - Songs for Creeps (High Plains Sigh) George Benson & Al Jarreau - Givin' It Up (Concord) Jello Biafra - In the Grip of Official Treason (Alternative Tentacles) The Blow - Paper Television (K) Bright Light Fever - Bright Light Fever Presents the Evening Owl (Stolen Transmission) Children of Bodom - Chaos Ridden Years: Stockholm Knockout Live (Spinefarm) Converge - No Heroes (Epitaph) Cowboy Junkies -......

Beastie Boys - "Awesome: I...Shot That!" (DVD) Boy Kill Boy - "Civilian" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - "Stranger Things" Erase Errata - "Nightlife" Flogging Molly - " Whiskey on a Sunday" Gym Class Heroes - "As Cruel as School Children" Jurassic 5 – "Feedback" LeToya – "LeToya" Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy - "Adieu False Heart" Mew - "And the Glass Handed Kites" New York Dolls - "One Day It Will Please Us......

Things are picking up around town tonight with an interesting smattering of events in and around Downtown and Hollywood. Hope you're all ready for some fun, as tonight promises to be a little bit rowdy if you wander into certain establishments (see next). Head to the Viper Room to catch Austin's alt-country boy wonders the Old 97's. Celebrating the release of their new album, Drag It Up, these Texans are known for their energetic......

Tuesday returns, and with it the overwhelming urge to empty the entire contents of one's bank account into the waiting coffers of Amoeba Music. It is a daily struggle not to give up the entire grocery budget in favor of finally compiling the ultimate record collection, but a struggle LAist is winning nevertheless—unless the bi-weekly shopping trips count against the groceries. Badly Drawn Boy—One Plus One Is One (extra tracks) Guitar Wolf—Love Rock Kings......