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

• The Christmas album sales season is now in full swing, with the biggest entries for the year coming from Enya and Elvis Presley . Presley's Christmas Duets has made it up to 17 in the U.S., 6 in Canada and 38 in Australia. It's also number three on the country album chart.
• Neil Young's Sugar Mountain live album from a 1968 show starts at 40 in the U.S. and 49 in Canada.
• The other album debut for the week is the soundtrack from Cadillac Records which starts at 66 on the albums and 11 on the Soul albums chart.
• The B-52's have made it to the top 10 on the Dance Club chart with Juliet of the Spirits while Donna Summer places her second record on that chart this year with Fame (The Game) . Meanwhile, Madonna holds down three of the top ten positions on the Dance Sales chart.
  

Previous week position noted in parenthesis.

Comprehensive

Top 100 Albums

• #11 (12) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #14 (18) - And Winter Came... - Enya
  
• #17 (28) - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley
  
• #28 (31) - A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett Featuring the Count Basie Big Band
• #30 (40) - The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas - Various Artists (including John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Paul McCartney, Elton John , more)
• #36 (35) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
  
• #39 (48) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
  
• #40 (-) - Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968 - Neil Young
• #41 (65) - The Christmas Collection - Amy Grant
  
• #48 (71) - Christmasville - Mannheim Steamroller
• #52 (14) - The Greatest Songs of the 80's - Barry Manilow
  
• #66 (-) - Cadillac Records - Soundtrack
  
• #67 (69) - Troubadour - George Strait
  
• #73 (85) - A Candlelight Christmas - Mannheim Steamroller
• #79 (77) - Covers - James Taylor
  
• #90 (125) - Classic Christmas - George Strait

Top 50 Singles

• None

Top 25 Digital Songs

• None
  

Top 25 Pop Catalog Albums

• #4 (7) - Now That's What I Call Christmas 3 - Various Artists (including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Chipmunks , more)
• #7 (6) - A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guraldi Trio
• #10 (9) - Christmas with the Chipmunks - Chipmunks with David Seville
• #11 (20) - Christmas Song - Mannheim Steamroller
• #15 (26) - It's Christmas Time - Elvis Presley
• #16 (28) - At Christmas - James Taylor
• #17 (32) - Elvis Christmas - Elvis Presley
• #27 (19) - Christmas With the Rat Pack - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis, Jr.
• #23 (16) - Back in Black - AC/DC

R&B

Top 50 R&B Albums

• #11 (-) - Cadillac Records - Soundtrack
• #46 (52) - Back to Now - Labelle
• #47 (54) - Christmas - Al Jarreau

Top 50 R&B Songs

• None
  

Top 10 R&B Catalog Albums

• #2 (10) - The Best of: 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection - Temptations
  
• #4 (17) - This is Christmas - Luther Vandross
• #5 (21) - One Wish: The Holiday Album - Whitney Houston
• #9 (12) - Number Ones - Michael Jackson
• #10 (13) - Legend - Bob Marley & the Wailers

Country

Top 25 Country Albums

• #3 (4) - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley
• #14 (14) - Troubadour - George Strait
• #16 (23) - Classic Christmas - George Strait
• #23 (28) - Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles

Top 25 Country Singles

• #13 (15) - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
• #14 (18) - Down the Road - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
• #18 (21) - River of Love - George Strait

Top 10 Country Catalog Albums

• #2 (4) - Elvis Christmas - Elvis Presley
  
• #7 (7) - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Burl Ives
• #9 (9) - 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley
  

Rock

Top 10 Rock Albums

• #4 (6) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #9 (10) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
• #10 (-) - Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968 - Neil Young

Top 10 Hard Rock Albums

• #2 (3) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #5 (5) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
• #10 (10) - Back in Black - AC/DC

Top 20 Mainstream Rock Tracks

• #3 (1) - Rock N' Roll Train - AC/DC
• #7 (5) - The Day That Never Comes - Metallica
  

Top 20 AAA Tracks

• #10 (13) - Working on a Dream - Bruce Springsteen
  
• #15 (14) - Strange Overtones - David Byrne & Brian Eno

Adult Contemporary

Top 20 Adult Contemporary Tracks

• #14 (28) - White is in the Winter Night - Enya
• #16 (25) - Christmas is Just Around the Corner - Barry Manilow

Top 20 Adult Top 40 Tracks

• None

Dance

Top 25 Dance Club Play

• #8 (12) - Juliet of the Spirits - B-52's
• #12 (20) - Miles Away - Madonna
• #22 (33) - Fame (The Game) - Donna Summer
  

Top 10 Dance Singles Sales

• #3 (2) - Miles Away - Madonna
  
• #7 (8) - Give It 2 Me - Madonna
• #10 (R) - 4 Minutes - Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
  

Jazz

Top 15 Jazz Albums

• #2 (1) - A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett Featuring the Count Basie Big Band
  
• #3 (5) - NBC Sounds of the Season: The Nat King Cole Holiday Collection - Nat King Cole
• #6 (4) - Still Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
• #8 (6) - Two Men With the Blues - Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
• #9 (10) - Caroling, Caroling, Christmas with Natalie Cole - Natalie Cole
• #10 (9) - Speak Low - Boz Scaggs
  
• #13 (13) - Sings the Ultimate American Songbook, Volume 1 - Tony Bennett
• #14 (16) - Collector's Edition - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
• #15 (18) - Collector's Edition - Nat King Cole

Top 15 Contemporary Jazz Albums

• #2 (2) - Christmas - Al Jarreau
• #6 (6) - River: The Joni Letters - Herbie Hancock
• #11 (16) - A Night Before Christmas - Spyro Gyra
  
  

• #3 (3) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #4 (5) - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley
• #7 (6) - A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett Featuring the Count Basie Big Band
• #9 (9) - The Essential NOW That's What I Call Christmas - Various Artists (including John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, Paul McCartney, Elton John , more)
• #12 (17) - Now That's What I Call Christmas 3 - Various Artists (including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Chipmunks , more)
• #15 (20) - The Christmas Collection - Amy Grant
  
• #16 (16) - A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guraldi Trio
• #20 (22) - Christmasville - Mannheim Steamroller
• #22 (19) - Christmas with the Chipmunks - Chipmunks with David Seville
• #23 (27) - Christmas Song - Mannheim Steamroller

Top 30 Holiday Songs

• #1 (1) - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
• #2 (3) - A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
• #4 (4) - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) - Nat King Cole
• #5 (7) - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
• #6 (5) - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Johnny Mathis
• #7 (9) - Feliz Navidad - Jose Faliciano
• #8 (6) - Jingle Bell Rock - Daryl Hall & John Oates
• #9 (10) - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
• #10 (8) - Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• #11 (12) - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
• #12 (11) - Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
• #13 (16) - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
• #14 (13) - Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
• #15 (15) - Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
• #16 (17) - Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney
• #18 (18) - Last Christmas - Wham!
• #19 (20) - Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
• #20 (22) - Winter Wonderland - Amy Grant
• #21 (23) - Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
• #23 (R) - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - James Taylor
  
• #24 (21) - Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
• #25 (24) - Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
• #26 (30) - Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams
• #28 (28) - Santa Clause is Comin' To Town - Bruce Springsteen
• #29 (26) - Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics
  
• #30 (27) - Step Into Christmas - Elton John

Americana

Music Association Top 40 Airplay

• #1 (1) - Little Honey - Lucinda Williams
• #4 (3) - Sex & Gasoline - Rodney Crowell
  
• #11 (13) - Waylon Forever - Waylon Jennings
  
• #13 (10) - Break Up the Concrete - Pretenders
• #17 (19) - Family & Friends: Rambling Boy - Charlie Haden (with Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Elvis Costello , more)
• #22 (24) - The Imus Ranch Record - Various Artists (Levon Helm, Little Richard, John Hiatt , more)
• #25 (23) - Tell Tale Signs: the Bootleg Series Vol. 8 - Bob Dylan
• #27 (21) - Join the Band - Little Feat and Friends
  
• #32 (38) - Sleepless Nights - Patty Loveless
• #35 (32) - Maestro - Taj Mahal
  
• #37 (29) - Same Old Man - John Hiatt

United Kingdom

Top 100 British Albums

• #16 (15) - 25: The Greatest Hits - Simply Red
  
• #27 (23) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #32 (32) - Some Guys Have All the Luck - Rod Stewart
  
• #38 (34) - Pictures: 40 Years of Hits - Status Quo
  
• #39 (24) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #42 (44) - Jackpot: The Best of Bette - Bette Midler
• #53 (52) - 50th Anniversary Album - Cliff Richard
  
• #60 (63) - Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA
• #63 (54) - 24 Hours - Tom Jones
  
• #72 (62) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
• #74 (66) - The Sound of - The Smiths
• #76 (71) - The Informer - Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
• #82 (72) - The Collections - Simon & Garfunkel
• #88 (-) - The Best of: Music & Passion - Barry Manilow
  
• #89 (89) - The Albums - ABBA
• #92 (90) - Greatest Hits - Queen
• #98 (107) - Best of - Neil Diamond
• #99 (101) - More Gold - ABBA

Top 100 British Singles

• #19 (44) - Fairytale of New York - Pogues featuring Kristy MacColl
  
• #36 (67) - Last Christmas - Wham!
• #44 (76) - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
• #49 (94) - Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
• #63 (97) - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
• #64 (132) - Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
  
• #67 (163) - Always - Bon Jovi
  
• #68 (39) - Miles Away - Madonna
  
• #70 (122) - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
  
• #73 (36) - Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
• #80 (117) - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
• #94 (141) - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
• #100 (-) - Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono & the Plastic Ono Band
  

Canada

Top 100 Canadian Albums

• #4 (5) - Black Ice - AC/DC
• #6 (10) - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley
• #10 (9) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #22 (20) - Christmas Album - Anne Murray
• #26 (27) - Death Magnetic - Metallica
• #29 (48) - Christmas With - Boney M
  
• #44 (36) - Definitive - Rod Stewart
  
• #49 (-) - Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968 - Neil Young
  
• #50 (49) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
• #52 (60) - A Swingin' Christmas - Tony Bennett Featuring the Count Basie Big Band
• #58 (67) - Now! Christmas 3 - Various Artists

Top 100 Canadian Singles

• #38 (38) - Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
• #45 (57) - Down the Road - Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
• #52 (40) - Rock N' Roll Train - AC/DC
• #76 (90) - River of Love - George Strait
• #98 (84) - Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven - Kenny Chesney with the Wailers
  

Australia

Top 50 Australian Albums

• #4 (6) - Black Ice - AC/DC
  
• #13 (9) - And Winter Came... - Enya
• #26 (22) - Mamma Mia - Soundtrack
• #38 (-) - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley
• #45 (38) - Death Magnetic - Metallica

Top 50 Australian Singles

• None

Japan

Top 100 Japanese Singles

• #62 (19) - Sing the Changes - Fireman (Paul McCartney )
• #70 (48) - Trains and Winter Rains - Enya