On The Charts: Keys Edges "Juno" To Reclaim Top Spot

The Big News: Alicia Keys' one-week vacation off the top of the charts came to an end, as As I Am sold 61,259 copies to reclaim the top spot. Last week's champ, the Juno soundtrack, fell to number two, while the Mars Volta's Bedlam in Goliath was the week's top debut, coming in at number three.

Debuts: It was a big week for debuts. In addition to the Mars Volta, two other first-weekers hit the top ten, with Bullet For My Valentine's Scream Aim Fire at four and the 2008 Grammys Nominees compilation at five. Sarah Brightman's Symphony entered at thirteen, Vampire Weekend's much-hyped self-titled debut came in at seventeen and >Willie Nelson's Moment of Forever landed at fifty-six. Also of note is Joe Jackson's Rain, which dropped in at 133.

Last Week's Heroes: It's hard to consider anyone a "hero" when the best-seller routinely only shifts 60,000 copies. Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine dropped from three to twenty-one, while Radiohead's In Rainbows finally fell out of the top ten after six weeks on the charts.

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Song Stories

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry | 1984

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.

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