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On The Charts - #1 With A Mullet: Beyonce, Mana, Gym Class Heroes, Now 23, Super Mario Brothers Theme, Carrie Underwood, Omarion
LAist is proud to begin offering 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 #1’s.
Billboard Charts
Issue Date: January 13, 2007
The Billboard 200 - 21:Omarion
The Billboard Hot 100 - Irreplaceable:Beyonce
Top Bluegrass Albums - Reasons Why (The Very Best):Nickel Creek
Top Blues Albums - The Real Deal/Greatest Hits Vol. 1:Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
Top Cast Albums - Wicked:Original Broadway Cast Recording
Top Classical Albums - Songs From The Labyrinth:Sting
Top Comedy Albums - Straight Outta Lynwood:Weird Al Yankovic
Top Compilation Albums - NOW 23:Various Artists
Top Contemporary Jazz - I'm In The Mood For Love...The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time ; Kenny G
Top Country Albums - Some Hearts:Carrie Underwood
Top Digital Albums - Hip Hop Is Dead:Nas
Top Electronic Albums - St. Elsewhere:Gnarls Barkley
Top Heatseekers - K.O.B. Live:Aventura
Top Holiday Albums - NOW That's What I Call Christmas! 3:Various Artists
Top Independent Albums - Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product Of My Environment):Jim Jones
Top Internet Albums - Oh! Gravity:Switchfoot
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Top Jazz Albums - It's Time:Michael Buble
Top Kid Audio - Hannah Montana:TV Soundtrack
Top Latin Albums - Celestial:RBD
Top New Age Albums - Amarantine:Enya
Top Pop Catalog - Harmful If Swallowed:Dane Cook
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 21:Omarion
Top Rap Albums - Hip Hop Is Dead:Nas
Top Reggae Albums - No Place To Be:Matisyahu
Top Rock Albums - Daughtry:Daughtry
Top Soundtracks - Dreamgirls:Soundtrack
Top World Albums - Celtic Woman:Celtic Woman
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks - What Hurts The Most:Rascal Flatts
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks - How To Save A Life:The Fray
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - Pain:Three Days Grace
Hot Modern Rock Tracks - Anna-Molly:Incubus
Hot Rap Tracks - Shortie Like Mine:Bow Wow Featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
Hot Dance Singles Sales - Shut Me Up:Mindless Self Indulgence
Hot Dance Club Play - So Excited:Janet Featuring Khia
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales - A Love Thang:Rena Scott
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Irreplaceable:Beyonce
Hot Country Songs - She's Everything:Brad Paisley
Hot Latin Songs - Bendita Tu Luz:Mana
Hot Digital Songs - Fergalicious:Fergie
Hot RingMasters - We Fly High:Jim Jones
Hot Ringtones - Super Mario Brothers Theme:Koji Kondo
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles - Cupid's Chokehold:Gym Class Heroes feat. Patrick Stump
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles - Circle:Marques
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