“Hanna Montana” mania may not be as frenzied on Long Island as it is in the rest of the country, as My Chemical Romance tops the Newsday chart with its concept album “The Black Parade” and John Legend’s “Once Again” comes in at No. 2. Nationally, the “Hanna Montana” soundtrack was No. 1, selling 281,0000 copies, beating My Chem (240,000) and Legend (231,000).
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Newsday's Top Albums and Singles (compiled by Billboard) on the jump
Newsday Top Albums
(national ranking in parentheses; *denotes debut)
1 (2) “The Black Parade,” My Chemical Romance*
2 (3) “Once Again,” John Legend*
3 (1) “Hanna Montana,” Soundtrack*
4 (8) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett
5 (7) “Press Play,” Diddy
6 (4) “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
7 (13) “Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time,” Rod Stewart
8 (16) “B’Day,” Beyonce
9 (10) “Sam’s Town,” The Killers
10 (5) “The Open Door,” Evanescence
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (1) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
2 (5) “SexyBack,” Justin Timberlake
3 (3) “Money Maker,” Ludacris feat. Pharrell
4 (10) “Say Goodbye,” Chris Brown
5 (7) “How To Save a Life,” The Fray
6 (40) “We Fly High,” Jim Jones
7 (30) “I Wanna Love You,” Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
8 (64) “Take Me As I Am,” Mary J. Blige
9 (--) “—You,” Lloyd feat. Lil’ Wayne*
10 (11) “Far Away,” Nickelback
Comments (1)
MCR'S NEW ALBUM IS ALOT MORE PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL COMPARED TO THEIR PREVIOUS ALBUMS. 'IDONT LOVE YOU' IS DEFINITLY MY FAVOURITE COS OF ITS ARTISTIC VIDEO AND THE WHOLE SWEET SAD MESSAGE