http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:04:03 -0800 Yahoo! http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/12235/chart-watch-extra-the-10-most-downloaded-golden-oldies/ We look at the songs from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s that have sold the most downloads. They're not necessarily the ones you might expect. But these are the "blasts from the past" that have stood the test of time. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:03:44 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/12094/week-ending-aug-3-2008-rihanna-queen-of-the-download/ Rihanna lands her fifth #1 hit on the Digital Songs chart, which is more than any other artist. Rihanna also has more hits than anyone else on the all-time download list. Why is she so downloadable? Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:36:41 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/10981/week-ending-july-27-2008-mileys-young-but-shes-not-the-youngest/ Miley Cyrus becomes the second-youngest artist ever to amass two #1 albums. Who was the youngest? It's one of these teen stars: Hilary Duff, LeAnn Rimes, Britney Spears or Joey McIntyre from New Kids. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:58:03 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/10947/week-ending-july-20-2008-nas-the-n-word-and-number-one/ An untitled album by Nas debuts at #1. Nas originally planned to use the N-word as the album title, but decided not to go there. Richard Pryor, N.W.A. and Ol Dirty Bastard used the word to make a statement. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:10 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/10943/week-ending-july-13-2008-mamma-mia-abba-soundtrack-cracks-top-10/ The soundtrack to Mamma Mia! bows at #7, giving ABBA its first top 10 album. (Well, sort of. The group's songs are sung by the stars of the movie.) That's not a bad debut considering the movie hasn't opened yet. The week's other big story is that the soundtrack to Mamma Mia! debuts at #7. This is the first time that an album of ABBA music has made the top 10 (though the songs on the soundtrack aren't performed by the famed quartet but by the stars of the film, which opens this Friday). ABBA's highest-charting album was The Album, which peaked at #14 in 1978. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:01:58 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/10919/week-ending-july-6-2008-kid-rock-and-the-resurrection-of-jesus/ Kid Rock's "Rock And Roll Jesus" has rebounded from a low of #82 in March to #7 this week on the strength of the multi-format hit "All Summer Long." Also: Lil Wayne sends Coldplay packing. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:12:48 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/9716/week-ending-june-29-2008-viva-la-download-or-death-and-all-his-cds/ In just two weeks of release, Coldplay's new album has sold more downloads than any other album in digital history. Sorry, John Mayer. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:05:32 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/9626/week-ending-june-22-2008-coldplay-on-a-hot-streak/ Coldplay doesn't quite equal the 737,000 first-week sales tally of its last album, but the band comes awfully close. Who was the last act to top 700,000 the first week out with back-to-back albums? Kanye West. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:41:37 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/8099/week-ending-june-15-2008-lil-wayne-feels-like-a-million/ Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III becomes the first album in three years to sell a million copies in a week. Maybe you knew that already. But I bet you don't know what Lil Wayne, Janet Jackson and Usher have in common. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:20:47 -0800 Paul Grein http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/8092/week-ending-june-8-2008-for-disturbed-its-easy-to-be-hard/ Disturbed becomes only the fourth hard rock band to land three consecutive #1 albums. But Disturbed shouldn't get too settled in: Lil Wayne and Coldplay are set to debut at #1 the next two weeks. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:27:48 -0800 Paul Grein