Eminem Regains #1 Single, Album at iTunes

So what do we have this week?  Eminem is once again atop the singles and albums chart, something we've seen with regularity since Recovery was released earlier this summer.  On the singles chart, Taylor Swift falls from #1 to #5, passed not only by Eminem but also by Taio Cruz, Katy Perry, and Enrique Iglesias.

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire follows Eminem on the albums chart, trailed by Mike Posner and Mumford & Sons.  Country star Blake Shelton's new record All About Tonight makes a Top 10 showing this week as does the latest record from Black Label Society, the brainchild of former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. 

The other story on the albums chart this week is soundtracks.  We have three of them in the Top 10: Camp Rock 2, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, and Step Up 3D.  The Pilgrim soundtrack is a mix of classic rock (Rolling Stones, T. Rex) and indie hipster fare (Beck, Broken Social Scene, Beachwood Sparks).  Camp Rock is the Disney kids while Step Up is more in the hip hop/dance vein.

iTunes' top 10 selling singles of the week ending Aug. 16, 2010:

1. "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem
2. "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz
3. "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry
4. "I Like It" - Enrique Iglesias
5. "Mine" - Taylor Swift
6. "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" - Usher
7. "Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo)" - B.o.B
8. "Cooler Than Me" - Mike Posner
9. "California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)" - Katy Perry
10. "Ridin' Solo" - Jason Derulo

iTunes' top 10 selling albums of the week ending Aug. 16, 2010:

1. Recovery - Eminem
2. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
3. 31 Minutes to Takeoff - Mike Posner
4. Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
5. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) - Various Artists
6. All About Tonight - Blake Shelton
7. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Various Artists
8. Step Up 3D (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Various Artists
9. Order of the Black - Black Label Society
10. You Get What You Give - Zac Brown Band

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