Top 10 Movies at the Box Office
Top 10 movies at the box office (weekend ending Jan. 24)
1. Avatar – $36 million
2. Legion – $18.2 million
3. The Book of Eli – $17 million
4. The Tooth Fairy – $14.5 million
5. The Lovely Bones – $8.8 million
6. Sherlock Holmes – $7.1 million
7. Extraordinary Measures – $7 million
8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $6.5 million
9. It’s Complicated $6.19 million
10. The Spy Next Door – $4.75 million
New movie releases (Jan. 22)
“Extraordinary Measures” starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, Keri Russell, Meredith Droeger, Diego Velazquez
“Legion” starring Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany, Tyrese Gibson, Charles S. Dutton, Kate Walsh, Dennis Quaid
“Tooth Fairy” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Julie Andrews, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant
Michael Jackson tribute at the Grammy’s
Grammy organizers are taking a Michael Jackson tribute to another level. They are planning the king of all tributes at this year’s ceremony.
According to the Grammy Web site, a 3-D video of Jackson’s “Earth Song” will be played at the Grammy awards.
Viewers can obtain free 3-D glasses Jan. 24-31 at Target stores.
Several musicians, including Usher, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion and Smokey Robinson will perform during a tribute to Jackson.
Yes, Carrie Underwood will perform during the segment. I’m not sure what Underwood could possibly do during a Jackson tribute, but we shall see. Maybe she’ll moonwalk or do the “Thriller” dance.
It should be interesting. The show will air Jan. 31 on the CBS network.
Survivor star dead at age 37
Reality show contestant Jennifer Lyon died Tuesday after a battle with breast cancer, according to People magazine.
Jennifer Lyon, 37, was contestant on the 2005 season of “Survivor.” She placed fourth on the show.
Lyon completed two movies that will be released later this year. They are “Holyman Undercover” and “The Ones,” according to Internet Movie Database Web site.
Billboard Top 10 Songs
Billboard Top 10 Songs (week of Jan. 20)
1. Tik Tok by Ke$ha (in photo above)
2. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
3. Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z, Alicia Keys
4. BedRock by Young Money, Lloyd
5. Replay by Iyaz
6. Sexy Chick by David Guetta, Akon
7. Hey, Soul Sister by Train
8. Hard by Rihanna, Jeezy
9. Fireflies by Owl City
10. How Low by Ludacris
Billboard Top 10 Albums
Members of the band Vampire Weekend. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Billboard Top 10 Albums (week of Jan. 20)
1. Contra by Vampire Weekend – 124,000 copies
2. I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle – 77,000 copies
3. Animal by Ke$ha – 67,000 copies
4. The Fame by Lady Gaga – 64,000 copies
5.The Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys – 48,000 copies
6. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga – 36,000 copies
7. Stronger With Each Tear – by Mary J. Blige – 35,000 copies
8. Fearless by Taylor Swift – 33,000 copies
9. Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel soundtrack – less than 33,000 copies
10. The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas – 32,000 copies
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 20-25)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 20)
Stacey Dash – 44 (actress)
Rob Bourdon – 31 (Linkin Park musician)
Bill Maher – 54 (comedian)
Lorenzo Lamas – 52 (actor)
John Michael Montgomery -45 (country singer)
Edwin McCain – 41 (rock singer)
Skeet Ulrich – 40 (Scream actor)
Paul Stanley – 58 (KISS musician)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 21)
Nokio – 32 (Dru Hill singer)
Emma Bunton – 34 (Spice Girls singer)
Charlotte Ross – 42 (NYPD Blue actress)
Hakeem Olajuwon – 47 (former NBA player)
Geena Davis – 54 (actress)
Jill Eikenberry – 63 (L.A. Law actress)
Jack Nicklaus – 70 (former pro golfer)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 22)
Willa Ford – 29 (pop singer)
Ben Moody - 30 (of Evanescence)
Christopher Kennedy Masterson – 30 (Malcom in the Middle actor)
Balthazar Getty – 35 (Brothers and Sisters actor)
Marc Gay – 41 (from the R&B group Shai)
Diane Lane – 45 (actress)
DJ Jazzy Jeff – 45 (from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)
Linda Blair – 51 (The Exorcist actress)
Steve Perry – 61 (Journey singer)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 23)
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen – 36 (Saved By The Bell actress)
Mariska Hargitay – 46 (Law & Order: SVU actress)
Antonio Villaraigosa – 57 (Los Angeles mayor)
Anita Pointer – 62 (Pointer Sisters singer)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 24)
Mischa Barton – 24 (OC actress)
Tatyana Ali – 31 (Fresh Prince actress)
Kenya Moore – 39 (actress)
Matthew Lillard – 40 (Scream actor)
Mary Lou Retton – 42 (Olympic gymnast)
Neil Diamond – 69 (singer)
Aaron Neville – 69 (singer)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 25)
Alicia Keys – 30 (singer)
Matt Odmark – 36 (Jars of Clay musician)
Ana Ortiz – 39 (Ugly Betty actress)
Kina – 42 (Brownstone singer)
Jenifer Lewis – 53 (actress)
Etta James – 72 (singer)
Jay Leno tells his side of the story
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
The drama among Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and NBC has dominated entertainment news programs during the past month. Now, Leno tells his side of the story. The Associated Press story is posted below via NewsOK.
BY LYNN ELBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jay Leno turned serious on his show to discuss the late-night chaos at NBC, telling viewers that he’d been doubtful about launching a prime-time show but was prevented by NBC from going to another network instead.
Last week, after NBC announced plans to move “The Jay Leno Show” to 10:35 p.m. and bump “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” to…
Leno, in explaining events from his standpoint, also said Monday that he had told NBC he’d return to the “Tonight” slot only after Conan O’Brien rejected the network’s plan to put both men on in late night.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NBC continued negotiations Monday on an exit deal with O’Brien that would clear the way for Leno to reclaim the 11:35 p.m. EST slot occupied by “Tonight,” which he hosted for 17 years before turning it over to O’Brien last spring.
The network is ending its prime-time experiment, “The Jay Leno Show,” because of low ratings and affiliate station complaints. When NBC told him they wanted to end his new show, Leno told viewers Monday, he asked to be released from his contract.
“‘No, you’re still a valuable asset to this company,”‘ he said the network told him. His reply: “How valuable can I be? You fired me twice.”
That was a reference to NBC’s decision six years ago to ask him to eventually make way for O’Brien to take over “Tonight,” which Leno kept atop the ratings until he left.
He and O’Brien have traded increasingly edgy monologue jokes as NBC tries to extricate itself from its scheduling mess, but Leno told viewers his attitude toward his colleague is unchanged.
“Through all of this, Conan O’Brien has been a gentleman. He’s a good guy, I have no animosity toward him. This is all business,” Leno said. “You know, folks, if you don’t get the ratings, they take you off the air.”
Neither of them was a ratings winner, he said, either with “The Jay Leno Show” at 10 p.m. EST or O’Brien’s “Tonight.”
O’Brien did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
Leno gave his audience a history lesson, or what alternately might have seemed a skillfully timed effort to repair any damage to Leno’s trademark heart-of-gold image before the deal is made official, as soon as Tuesday.
In his recitation, Leno opened with an NBC executive telling him in 2004 that he would have to surrender “Tonight” to O’Brien to keep the gangly, redheaded host of “Late Night” from going to a competitor.
“I said, `Well, I’ve been No. 1 for 12 years.’ They said, `We know that. We don’t think you can sustain it,”‘ Leno recounted the executive telling him. He joked that he asked if he could at least wait until his show fell to No. 2, but agreed to the hand-over plan.
“Don’t blame Conan O’Brien. Nice guy, good family guy, great guy. He and I have talked, and not a problem since then,” Leno said.
He told NBC he would retire “‘just to avoid what happened the last time,”‘ he recounted with a chuckle.
What’s happening now at NBC turned out to be reminiscent of the contest between Leno and David Letterman to win “Tonight” after Johnny Carson’s retirement and NBC’s similar dithering at the time.
With a plan in place for Leno to leave “Tonight” in May 2009, before his NBC contract ended, he would be prevented from starting at another network for at least a year, Leno said. He asked to be freed but NBC refused, instead suggesting that Leno could do well with a prime-time show that the network acknowledged would get “killed” against first-run episodes of shows like CBS’ “CSI” but could get traction against summer reruns.
Leno said he agreed, in part, because it would allow him to keep his staff of about 175 people working. But the network’s plan for patience was unraveled by affiliates, who said his low ratings were sinking their local late newscasts, which the show precedes.
O’Brien had his own ratings woes, which Leno said — pointedly — started in summer before they could be blamed on Leno’s poor prime-time performance.
“Tonight” with O’Brien is drawing about half of the roughly 5 million viewers Leno attracted as its host, although O’Brien has gotten a significant ratings bump since the network flap started.
When NBC suggested a half-hour show, Leno told the network he wasn’t crazy about doing it but said OK. He asked if O’Brien would agree to be moved to midnight and was told yes — it was almost guaranteed.
Leno may have been restrained with his comments, but he couldn’t resist a hard-edged joke at NBC’s expense.
“CBS is now developing a new sitcom about the troubles here at NBC,” he said. “It’s called `Two Men and a Half-Assed Network.”‘
O’Brien let loose on his show Monday, too.
“Last night at the Golden Globes, Julia Roberts said that NBC was in the toilet. NBC was upset and toilets were furious,” he said.
Anderson Cooper helps boy who was beaten in Haiti
CNN newsman Anderson Cooper took off his journalism hat for a moment to help a little boy who was bleeding heavily after he was beaten by a group of looters in Haiti.
Cooper proved even though journalists are supposed to prevent themselves from being part of the story, sometimes you have to throw that philosophy out the window and act on your human being instincts instead.
The video clip is posted below. WARNING. It contains bloody and graphic content.
Celebrity Real Birth Names (part two)
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Celebrity Real Names (Part Two)
Hillary Clinton = Hillary Diane Rodham (secretary of state)
Michelle Obama = Michelle LaVaughn Robinson (first lady)
Madonna = Madonna Louise Ciccone (singer)(in photo above)
Jackie Jackson = Sigmund Esco Jackson (Jackson 5 singer)
Alicia Keys = Alicia Augello Cook (singer)
Cher = Cherilyn Sarkisian (singer/actress)
Ja Rule = Jeffrey Atkins (rapper)
Jay-Z = Shawn Corey Carter (rapper)
Shania Twain = Eilleen Regina Edwards (singer)
Queen Latifah = Dana Elaine Owens (actress/rapper)
Miley Cyrus = Destiny Hope Cyrus (actress/singer)
Jerry Seinfeld = Jerome Allen Seinfeld (comedian/actor)
Tobey Maguire = Tobias Vincent Maguire (actor)
Garth Brooks= Troyal Garth Brooks (singer)
Tina Turner = Anna Mae Bullock (singer)
Ciara = Ciara Princess Harris (singer)
Bow Wow = Shad Gregory Moss (rapper)
Snoop Dogg= Cordazar Calvin Broadus (rapper)
Taraji P. Henson= Taraji Penda Henson (actress)
Tim Allen = Timothy Allen Dick (actor/comedian)
Soulja Boy = DeAndre Cortez Way (rapper)
Cyndi Lauper= Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (singer)
Babyface = Kenneth Brian Edmonds (singer/music producer)
Idris Elba= Idrissa Akuna Elba (actor)
Samuel L. Jackson = Samuel Leroy Jackson (actor)
Mary J. Blige= Mary Jane Blige (singer)
Jake Gyllenhaal= Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (actor)
Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech
Mo’Nique wins Golden Globe
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The Golden Globes aired Sunday night, and the big names in Hollywood were in attendance, including Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Taylor Lautner and hundreds more.
My favorite moment of the night was when Mo’Nique won the award for best supporting actress in a movie for her role in the film “Precious.”
Mo’Nique is an established comedian and talk show host who is known for being funny.
She took a big risk taking on such a dramatic character in the film. She portrayed a woman who abuses her daughter.
Her performance in the film was powerful. She did so well portraying that character, it makes you forget that Mo’Nique is an accomplished comedian.
Mo’Nique beat out actresses Penelope Cruz and Julianne Moore for the trophy. Her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes is posted in the clip below. Click here for a full recap of the Golden Globes.
Top 10 movies at the box office
Top 10 movies at the box office (weekend ending Jan. 17)
1. Avatar – $41.3 million
2. The Book of Eli – $31.6 million
3. The Lovely Bones – $17 million
4. Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $11.5 million
5. Sherlock Holmes – $9.8 million
6. The Spy Next Door – $9.7 million
7. It’s Complicated – $7.6 million
8. Leap Year – $5.8 million
9. The Blind Side – $5.5 million
10. Up In The Air – $5.4 million
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 16-19)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 16)
Mason Gamble – 24 (Dennis the Menace actor)
Kate Moss – 36 (model)
Roy Jones Jr. – 41 (boxer)
Richard T. Jones – 38 (actor)
Sade – 51 (R&B singer)
Debbie Allen – 60 (choreographer/dancer/actress)
John Carpenter – 62 (film director)
Dr. Laura Schlessinger – 63 (radio host)
Ronnie Milsap – 64 (country singer)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 17)
Dwayne Wade – 28 (NBA player)
Ray J – 29 (singer/reality star)
Kid Rock – 39 (rock singer)
Michelle Obama – 46 (first lady) (in photo above)
Jim Carrey – 48 (actor)
Muhammad Ali – 68 (former pro boxer)
Maury Povich – 71 (talk show host)
James Earl Jones – 79 (actor)
Betty White – 88 (Golden Girls actress)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 18)
Morgan York – 17 (Hannah Montana actress)
Samantha Mumba – 27 (singer)
Jonathan Davis – 40 (Korn singer)
Jesse L. Martin – 41 (Law & Order actor)
Kevin Costner – 55 (actor)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 19)
Shawn Johnson – 18 (Olympic gymnast)
Jodie Sweetin – 28 (Full House actress)
Svetlana Khorkina – 31 (Olympic gymnast)
Drea de Matteo – 38 (Sopranos actress)
Shawn Wayans - 41 (actor)
Trey Lorenz – 41 (singer)
Paul McCrane – 49 (ER actor)
Paul Rodriguez – 55 (comedian)
Robert Palmer – 61 (singer)
Dolly Parton – 64 (country singer)
Missing Paula Abdul on American Idol
I’ve been watching the new season of “American Idol” on the Fox network, and it occurred to me there is an element missing from the show. Something just doesn’t seem right to me.
Oh wait. Paula Abdul isn’t there anymore. That’s what is missing. I’ve been a fan of the show for several years, and Paula made the show more interesting.
I’ve enjoyed watching Paula get into heated arguments with Simon Cowell.
I got used to seeing Paula on the judge’s panel appearing to be high on prescription medication.
Seriously, there were days when Paula appeared so high on the show that she made Courtney Love look like a sober woman. That’s no easy feat.
Also, we all remember that scandal that occurred when season two contestant Corey Clark accused Paula of having a sexual relationship with him while he was competing on the show. (Paula denied all accusations, of course).
Those factors contributed to the show’s success, in my opinion.
Now that Paula resigned from “American Idol,” talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a replacement.
Ellen will begin appearing on the show sometime next month. She is a funny comedian. But unless Ellen brings her hot wife Portia de Rossi on the show too, I have no interest in watching her.
Maybe the changes in the judge’s panel will grow on me as the season progresses, and I’m sure the ratings won’t suffer in Paula’s absence. But I just wish Paula was still there.
Shirley Murdock is returning to secular music
(MySpace)
Gospel singer Shirley Murdock is returning to secular music. Murdock told the Black Voices Web site, that she will record an R&B album.
This will be her first non-gospel album in nearly 20 years. Murdock became famous in the 1980s with popular R&B ballads such as “Go On Without You” and the cheaters anthem “As We Lay.”
Since then, Murdock left secular music behind and she began recording gospel albums and appearing in gospel plays. There’s nothing wrong with gospel music. I’m a fan myself. But I’m glad she’s returning to her R&B roots.
New movie releases (Jan. 15)
“The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Beals
“The Spy Next Door” starring Jackie Chan, George Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus, Amber Valletta
“The Lovely Bones” starring March Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci
Billboard Top 25 Songs
Billboard Top 25 Songs
1. Tik Tok by Ke$ha
2. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
3. Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z, Alicia Keys
4. Replay by Iyaz
5. Fireflies by Owl City
6. Sexy Chick by David Guetta, Akon
7. Blah Blah Blah by Ke$ha and 3OH!3
8. BedRock by Young Money and Lloyd
9. Hard by Rihanna and Jeezy
10. Down by Jay Sean and Lil Wayne
11. Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo
12. I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas
13. Do You Remembe by Jay Sean, Lil Jon and Sean Paul
14. How Low by Ludacris
15. Three by Britney Spears
16. You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
17. Partin the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus
18. Forever by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem
19. Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
20. Drop The World by Lil Wayne and Eminem
21. Meet Me Halfway by The Black Eyed Peas
22. Paparazzi by Lady Gaga
23. Hey, Soul Sister by Train
24. Two is Better Than One by Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift
25. Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” coming to DVD
Michael Jackson's dancers wrote on a "This Is It" movie poster. ((AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” film will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Jan. 26. Fans can pre-order the movie at Amazon.com.
The film features behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson’s concerts he was preparing for before he died last summer. I usually don’t give movies free promotion, but this film was excellent when I saw it in theaters.
I recommend everyone watch the movie even if you never were an MJ fan. The film shows his series of concerts were going to be the greatest concerts ever performed on Earth. If you don’t believe me, then watch the movie.
Click here to pre-order a copy.
R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass dead at 59
R&B singerTeddy Pendergrass is dead at age 59. The music legend died Wednesday evening from colon cancer complications, according to the Associated Press.
Pendergrass’ hit R&B songs include “Close the Door,” “Turn Off the Lights,” “I Can’t Live Without You” “Love TKO” and “Hold Me,” a duet with Whitney Houston.
In 1982, Pendergrass was involved in a vehicle accident that left him paralyzed.
Pendergrass’ music filled my household on a daily basis during the 1980s while I was growing up. My parents were huge fans of his songs.
My favorite song of his is “Love TKO” because my parents used to listen to it fequently, and it was in heavy rotation on their record player.
Although he’s known as a legend in the R&B music world, he wasn’t given much recognition at award shows. He was nominated for a Grammy award five times, but he never won a trophy.
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 14 – Jan. 15)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 14)
Mikalah Gordon – 22 (American Idol contestant)
Caleb Followill – 28 (Kings of Leon singer)
Dave Grohl – 41 (Foo Fighters singer)
Jason Bateman – 41 (actor)
LL Coo J – 42 (rapper)(in photo above)
Slick Rick – 45 (rapper)
Vernee Watson- Johnson – (Fresh Prince actress)
Faye Dunaway - 69 (actress)
Andy Rooney – 91 (60 Minutes news commentator)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 15)
Eddie Cahill – 32 (CSI: New York actor)
Chad Lowe- 42 (actor)
Lisa Lisa – 43 (Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam singer)
Regina King – 39 (actress)
Mario Van Peebles – 53 (actor)
Charo – 59 (Surreal Life)
Martin Luther King Jr. – (he would be 81)
Celebrity Birthdays (Jan. 15)
Eddie Cahill – 32 (CSI: New York actor)
Chad Lowe- 42 (actor)
Lisa Lisa – 43 (Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam singer)
Regina King – 39 (actress)
Mario Van Peebles – 53 (actor)
Charo – 59 (Surreal Life)
Martin Luther King Jr. – (he would be 81)
Dexter star Michael C. Hall has cancer
The star of the television show “Dexter” announced he has cancer. Michael C. Hall is being treated for Hodgkinlymphona, and the disease is currently in remission, according to his public statement released Wednesday.
Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system. Symptoms include weight loss, fever, fatigue or night sweats, according to the National Cancer Institute Web site.
Hall has been on “Dexter” for 48 episodes from 2006 to 2009, according to Internet Movie Database. He previously played on “Six Feet Under” from 2001 to 2005.
Beyonce will take a break in 2010
(AP Photo/Michael Sawyer)
Apparently, Beyonce has been reading my blog, and she’s starting to take my advice.
As part of my New Year’s resolution for celebrities blog post, I said Beyonce needs to take a break in 2010 because she’s been in our faces nonstop since the late 1990s. (Click here to read what I said).
Now, Beyonce is saying she will actually take a real break this year.
In an interview with USA Today, Beyonce said “I’ve always worked hard, but I feel like I worked harder this past year than I have since I was just starting out. I just had all these great opportunities. It’s definitely time to take a break, to recharge my batteries. I’d like to take about six months and not go into the studio. I need to just live life, to be inspired by things again. I want to go to restaurants, maybe take a class, see some movies and Broadway shows. And spend time with my nephew. He’s a wonderful kid, amazing, so smart. And I spoil him, so it’s a lot of work. He’s a 24-hour job.”
Good for you Beyonce. I’m glad you’re listening to me.
Michelle Williams drops Beyonce’s father
Destiny's Child members (from left) Beyonce, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland ((AP Photo/Jim Cooper)
Michelle Williams ((AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
R&B singer Michelle Williams announced she is parting ways with Matthew Knowles as her manager.
Knowles is the father of Beyonce. Williams sang alongside Beyonce and Kelly Rowland as members of the popular group Destiny’s Child during the 1990s and 2000s.
Williams released a statement to Black Voices Web site that said “I have decided to part ways from my management team, Mathew Knowles and Music World Entertainment. From my time in Destiny’s Child to my solo career, I am grateful for everything Mathew and his team has done for me. We’ve shared great success together. However, as I move in a new direction in my career, I felt it was time. I wish Mathew Knowles and the Music World Entertainment family all the best,”
A year ago, Rowland also parted ways with Knowles. Does that mean Beyonce will be the next to leave? Probably not. So far, Beyonce has chosen to stay with her father who guided her career to super stardom.
While Knowles was helping Beyonce become superstar, it seems he left Williams and Rowland on the back burner. When Destiny’s Child disbanded in 2006, Knowles helped Beyonce’s career prosper, while Williams and Knowles received little attention, if any.
That’s probably why Williams and Rowland both decided to leave Knowles. Hopefully, their new managers will get them the attention they deserve.
Billboard Top 10 Albums (week of Jan. 13)
Billboard Top 10 Albums (week of Jan. 13)
1. Animal by Ke$ha – 152,000 copies
2. I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle – 93,000 copies
3. The Fame by Lady Gaga – 66,000 copies
4. The Element of Freedom by Alicia Keys – 62,000 copies
5. Stronger With Each Tear by Mary J. Blige – 47,000 copies
6. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel soundtrack – 44,000 copies
7. Fearless by Taylor Swift – 38,000 copies
8. The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas – 36,000 copies
9. My World by Justin Bieber – 34,000 copies
10. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga – 31,000 copies
