While Ludacris' "Release Therapy" (DTP/DefJam) topped the charts across the country, selling 309.000 copies, Long Island showed its love for Tony Bennett's "Duets: An American Classic" (RPM/Columbia) giving the singer the No. 1 spot on the Newsday charts.
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Newsday's Top Albums and Singles (compiled by Billboard) on the jump
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Newsday Top Albums (national ranking in parentheses; *denotes debut)
1 (3) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett*
2 (2) “20 Y.O.,” Janet Jackson*
3 (1) “Release Therapy,” Ludacris*
4 (5) “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
5 (11) “B’Day,” Beyonce
6 (6) “Continuum,” John Mayer
7 (8) “A Thousand Different Ways,” Clay Aiken
8 (19) “Ta-Dah!,” Scissor Sisters
9 (16) “Modern Times,” Bob Dylan
10 (17) “From This Moment On,” Diana Krall
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (1) “SexyBack,” Justin Timberlake
2 (13) “Sexy Love,” Ne-Yo
3 (10) “Pullin’ Me Back,” Chingy feat. Tyrese
4 (18) “Ring the Alarm,” Beyonce
5 (15) “Say Goodbye,” Chris Brown
6 (--) “Dutty Wine,” Tony Matterhorn
7 (9) “Far Away,” Nickelback
8 (84) “Take Me as I Am,” Mary J. Blige
9 (16) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
10 (-- ) “We Fly High,” Jim Jones