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Adult Contempo takes over!
Submitted by Erik Gonzalez on May 17, 2007.Well, if non-mainstream rock bands had their day earlier this year, we can now safely say the adult contemporary is having its day. Likely helped along by all those eager Mothers' Day purchases, the two of biggest splashes on the Billboard Charts this week are Michael Buble and Barbra Streisand.
The closest anything that might be TIG-like came was a certain Icelandic singer named Bjork debuting at #9 (not bad, not great). The late Elliot Smith did his best Notorious B.I.G. impression by having his posthumous album debut at #24. Travis (the UK band that I pretty much now like for their great cover of "...Baby One More Time") made it in at #58.
Tori Amos? Down a mere 37 spots from #5 to #42. Feist? A lively drop of 19 spots to #35. Apparently the moms just ain't into Miss Feist.
imaginary embracey said on May 18, 2007:
Well, igLiz, Bjork is no CONOR when it comes to the Billboards!
imaginary embracey said on May 18, 2007:
Yeah, Conor. That's what I said -- no, really it is. Look again!
(Damn these numbered comments busting my ass...)
Oh, you'll be glad to know that Colin Conor's duet with Emmylou is featured prominently in the (very funny) Judd Apatow movie Knocked Up.
imaginary liz said on May 18, 2007:
Do you mean Conor?