Here's the notable stuff that entered (or moved up) on the U.S. Billboard SoundScan charts the week of Wed May 7th...
Billboard 200:
- #7 Portishead - Third [53,020]
- #74 Santogold - self-titled [9,566]
- #100 Robyn - self-titled [7,231]
- #143 Feist - The Reminder [Up by 76%. 596,290 to-date.]
Heatseekers chart (artists who've never had a release in the top 100 of the big chart):
- #52 Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight [Up by 63%. 2,713 to-date.]
- #82 The Duke Spirit - Neptune [Up by 15%. 5,671 to-date.]
- #116 South - You Are Here [687]
Let me know if there are any recent releases you'd like me to look up.
I can't for the life of me see what people like about "Robyn".
Posted by: Matt | Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 08:14 AM
yeah, I'm no Robyn fan either, just thought I'd include it since I know so many that read this blog care. I believe she gets cred for three reasons
1) she's from a far off land.
2) she's not popular in the U.S.
3) she's worked with Teddybears.
Posted by: torr | Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 08:17 AM