Ever wondered about the music tastes of our neighbors above & below the US market? Well, here they are:
Above the U.S. Market:
Canada's Top 10 Albums 8/26/06
Weeks on the Chart 2 Weeks Ago Last Week This Week Title Artist ( Label )
3 1 1 1 MORE CRAZY HITS
CRAZY FROG ( UNI )
8 2 2 2 LOOSE
NELLY FURTADO ( GEFFEN )
NEW 3 CHRIST ILLUSION
SLAYER ( WBR )
12 4 5 4 TAKING THE LONG WAY
DIXIE CHICKS ( COLUMBIA )
7 3 3 5 BILLY TALENT II
BILLY TALENT ( WEA )
53 13 15 6 BACK TO BEDLAM
JAMES BLUNT ( ATLANTIC )
16 6 7 7 GIRL LIKE ME
RIHANNA ( DEF )
35 7 8 8 ORAL FIXATION VOL. 2
SHAKIRA ( EPIC )
51 10 11 9 CRAZY HITS
CRAZY FROG ( UNI )
45 15 16 10 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
NICKELBACK ( EMI )
Below the U.S. Market
Mexico's Top 10 Albums 8/26/06 (OFFICIAL from Billboard & AMPROFON, so this chart is NOT and I repeat, NOT FAKE)
This Week Last Week Artist Title Label
1 4 SHAKIRA ORAL FIXATION VOL. 2 EPIC
2 8 JULIETA VENEGAS LIMON Y SAL SONY BMG
3 2 ZOE MEMO REX CO8ANDER Y EL CORAZON ATOMICA EMI
4 13 LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH GUAPA SONY BMG
5 1 ALLISON ALLISON SONY BMG
6 11 ALEJANDRA GUZMAN INDELEBLE SONY BMG
7 15 YURIDIA LA VOZ DE UN ANGEL SONY BMG
8 30 ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ MEXICO - MADRID EN DIRECTO Y SIN ESCALAS SONY BMG
9 18 HA-ASH MUNDOS OPUESTOS SONY BMG
10 5 THE BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS A&M/INTERSCOPE
Shakira Shakira FINALLY reaches #1 in Mexico with OFV2.
FO already peaked at #1 and was HUGE but OFV2 has now finally become another #1 album for la Shaki.
She hits Mexico in October.
@ Crazy Frog being #1 in Canada