Chartwatch - January 9, 2009

Our weekly recap of veteran artists on the current music charts. Chart highlights:

• There's not much in the way of new releases, but it was sure one crazy chart week. From the Christmas albums vacating the charts (almost) to major sales in both brick-and-mortar and on-line stores, there are some huge changes taking place.
• Who would have thought that the veteran artist with the biggest hit albums (both current and catalog) in the U.S. right now would be ABBA . The release of the DVD of Mamma Mia! and the holiday gift season has pushed the soundtrack back up to number 12 and their Gold album returns to number one on the catalog chart.
• After-season sales on a couple of holiday albums have placed them higher on the charts than at any time before Christmas. The Nat King Cole NBC album jumps from 164 to 44 on the regular album chart and number one on the jazz albums while Rick Springfield 's holiday set comes out of nowhere to six on the catalog chart.
• Things weren't so kind to others. AC/DC 's Black Ice tumbled from 11 to 37 while Enya 's pseudo-holiday album fell 14 to 48.
• In the U.K., Michael Jackson 's King of Pop anthology jumped back on the charts last week at 54 and makes the leap all the way up to 20 this week.
  

Previous week position noted in parenthesis.

Comprehensive

Top 100 Albums

• #1 (1) - Fearless - Taylor Swift
• #2 (5) - I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
• #3 (5) - 808s & Heartbreak - Kanye West
  
• #12 (17) - Mamma Mia! - Soundtrack
  
• #32 (20) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
  
• #37 (11) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #44 (164) - NBC Sounds of the Season: The Nat King Cole Holiday Collection - Nat King Cole
• #48 (14) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #96 (101) - Hit Man - David Foster and Friends

Top 50 Singles

• #1 (2) - Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Danis
  
• #2 (1) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
• #3 (3) - Live Your Live - T.I. featuring Rhianna
• No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 25 Digital Songs

• #1 (1) - Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Danis
• #2 (2) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
• #3 (3) - Love Story - Taylor Swift
  
• No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 25 Pop Catalog Albums

• #1 (5) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
• #2 (21) - I Can Only Imagine: Platinum Edition - Various Artists
  
• #3 (7) - Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses
  
• #4 (11) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• #6 (R) - Christmas with You - Rick Springfield
  
• #7 (8) - Greatest Hits - Journey
• #9 (30) - Greatest Hits - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
  
• #10 (6) - Back in Black - AC/DC
• #11 (R) - U218:Singles - U2
• #17 (22) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
• #19 (31) - Greatest Hits - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
• #21 (27) - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
• #25 (46) - Metallica - Metallica

R&B

Top 50 R&B Albums

• #1 (1) - A Different Me - Keyshia Cole
• #2 (2) - I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
• #3 (3) - Intuition - Jamie Foxx
  
• #28 (28) - Cadillac Records - Soundtrack

Top 50 R&B Songs

• #1 (1) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
• #2 (2) - Live Your Live - T.I. featuring Rhianna
• #3 (3) - Chopped 'N' Skewered - T-Pain featuring Ludacris
  
• No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 10 R&B Catalog Albums

• #1 (1) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• #2 (2) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
• #3 (7) - The Carter II - Lil Wayne
  
• #5 (11) - Best of - Sade
• #6 (9) - The Definitive Collection - Stevie Wonder
• #7 (R) - Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas - Johnny Mathis
  
• #8 (4) - The Ultimate - Luther Vandross

Country

Top 25 Country Albums

• #1 (1) - Fearless - Taylor Swift
• #2 (16) - NBC Sounds of the Season: The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection - Julianne Hough
  
• #3 (2) - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift
  
• #13 (12) - Troubadour - George Strait
• #23 (20) - Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles
• #25 (27) - Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Top 25 Country Songs

• #1 (2) - Already Gone - Sugarland
  
• #2 (1) - Here - Rascal Flatts
• #3 (5) - Start a Band - Brad Paisley Duet with Keith Urban
  
• #10 (12) - Down the Road - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
• #14 (14) - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
• #16 (16) - River of Love - George Strait
  

Top 10 Country Catalog Albums

• #1 (1) - Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood
  
• #2 (7) - At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
• #3 (5) - 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley
• #8 (8) - 16 Greatest Hits - Johnny Cash
• #10 (9) - 50 Number Ones - George Strait

Rock

Top 10 Rock Albums

• #1 (2) - Twilight - Soundtrack
• #2 (1) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
• #3 (5) - Folie a Deux - Fall Out Boy
  
• No Veteran Artists Charting

Top 10 Hard Rock Albums

• #1 (1) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
• #2 (5) - Chinese Democracy - Guns N' Roses
  
• #3 (4) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
• #5 (2) - Black Ice - AC/DC

Top 20 Mainstream Rock Tracks

• #1 (1) - Second Chance - Shinedown
• #2 (2) - Indestructible - Disturbed
  
• #3 (3) - I Don't Care - Apocalyptica featuring Adam Gontier
• #7 (7) - Rock N' Roll Train - AC/DC
• #12 (12) - The Day That Never Comes - Metallica
• #14 (15) - Cyanide - Metallica
  

Top 20 AAA Tracks

• #1 (1) - You Found Me - The Fray
  
• #2 (2) - Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson
• #3 (3) - Take Back the City - Snow Patrol
• #7 (8) - Working on a Dream - Bruce Springsteen
  
• #16 (15) - Strange Overtones - David Byrne & Brian Eno

Adult Contemporary

Top 20 Adult Contemporary Tracks

• #1 (1) - A Baby Changes Everything - Faith Hill
  
• #2 (2) - Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  
• #3 (3) - Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield
  
• #14 (18) - What Do I Do With My Heart - Eagles
  
• #17 (27) - It's Growing - James Taylor
  

Top 20 Adult Top 40 Tracks

• #1 (1) - Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
• #2 (2) - Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
  
• #3 (3) - So What - Pink
• No Veteran Artists Charting

Dance

Top 25 Dance Club Play

• #1 (4) - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
• #2 (5) - Miles Away - Madonna
• #3 (6) - Human - The Killers
  
• #4 (8) - Fame (The Game) - Donna Summer

Top 10 Dance Singles Sales

• #1 (-) - Poppin' - All Time Low
• #2 (4) - Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Danis
• #3 (3) - Miles Away - Madonna
  
• #8 (10) - Give It 2 Me - Madonna

Jazz

Top 15 Jazz Albums

• #1 (3) - NBC Sounds of the Season: The Nat King Cole Holiday Collection - Nat King Cole
• #2 (4) - 'Tis the Season: Deck the Halls - Various Artists
  
• #3 (-) - Jazz Signatures 2 - Various Artists
  
• #4 (1) - A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett Featuring the Count Basie Big Band
  
• #6 (5) - Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
• #8 (7) - Two Men With the Blues - Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
• #9 (9) - Speak Low - Boz Scaggs

Top 15 Contemporary Jazz Albums

• #1 (2) - Rhythm & Romance - Kenny G
  
• #2 (5) - Energy - Fourplay
• #3 (8) - Esperanza - Esperanza Spalding
  
• #4 (4) - River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
• #6 (1) - Jingle All the Way - Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
  
• #13 (3) - Christmas - Al Jarreau

Americana

Music Association Top 40 Airplay

• #1 (1) - Little Honey - Lucinda Williams
• #2 (2) - Cardinology - Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
  
• #3 (5) - Sex & Gasoline - Rodney Crowell
  
• #12 (12) - Waylon Forever - Waylon Jennings
  
• #14 (16) - Family & Friends: Rambling Boy - Charlie Haden (with Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Elvis Costello , more)
• #17 (14) - Break Up the Concrete - Pretenders
• #21 (23) - The Imus Ranch Record - Various Artists (Levon Helm, Little Richard, John Hiatt , more)
• #22 (27) - Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs - Charlie Louvin
  
• #26 (21) - Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Bob Dylan
• #35 (36) - Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
• #38 (31) - Join the Band - Little Feat and Friends
  

United Kingdom

Top 100 British Albums

• #1 (1) - The Circus - Take That
• #2 (3) - Only By the Night - Kings of Leon
  
• #3 (6) - Rockferry - Duffy
  
• #20 (54) - King of Pop - Michael Jackson
• #29 (27) - Jackpot: The Best of Bette - Bette Midler
• #34 (53) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
• #42 (17) - 25: The Greatest Hits - Simply Red
  
• #49 (86) - 22 Dreams - Paul Weller
• #53 (34) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #61 (98) - Shine a Light (Original Soundtrack) - Rolling Stones
  
• #64 (82) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
• #68 (32) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #69 (96) - Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• #82 (29) - Some Guys Have All the Luck - Rod Stewart
  
• #88 (130) - 12 Songs - Neil Diamond

Top 100 British Singles

• #1 (1) - Hallalujah - Alexandra Burke
• #2 (2) - Run - Leona Lewis
• #3 (-) - Just Dance - Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Danis
• #91 (19) - Fairytale of New York - Pogues featuring Kristy MacColl
• #96 (153) - Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
  

Canada

Top 100 Canadian Albums

• #1 (2) - Dark Horse - Nickelback
  
• #2 (7) - The Fame - Lady Gaga
  
• #3 (1) - Circus - Britney Spears
  
• #8 (3) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #19 (28) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
• #23 (19) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
• #34 (36) - Duos - Charles Aznavour
• #42 (76) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
• #43 (17) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #46 (83) - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best - ABBA
  
• #66 (65) - Definitive - Rod Stewart
  
• #67 (103) - Greatest Hits - Queen
• #70 (93) - Mothership - Led Zeppelin
• #71 (90) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• #85 (94) - Hard Candy -Madonna
• #90 (125) - Metallica - Metallica
• #96 (104) - Back in Black - AC/DC

Top 100 Canadian Singles

• #1 (3) - I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
  
• #2 (1) - Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
• #3 (2) - Poker Face - Lady Gaga
  
• #25 (33) - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
• #36 (43) - Down the Road - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
• #54 (65) - River of Love - George Strait
• #88 (72) - Rock N' Roll Train - AC/DC

Australia

Top 50 Australian Albums

• #1 (2) - Only By Night - Kings of Leon
  
• #2 (1) - Funhouse - Pink
  
• #3 (14) - Twilight - Soundtrack
  
• #4 (3) - Black Ice - AC/DC
  
• #21 (13) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #25 (25) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
• #39 (42) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
• #50 (R) - Very Best of - Fleetwood Mac

Top 50 Australian Singles

• #1 (1) - Poker Face - Lady Gaga
• #2 (4) - Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
  
• #3 (3) - Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna
  
• No Veteran Artists Charting