I have a contact at HMV, the popular music and video store. My contact wishes to remain anonymous, but I can tell you that's he's a manager of a Toronto HMV. Periodically I'm going to ask questions of The Anonymous HMV Manager and I'll post his answers here.
I asked The Anonymous HMV Manager to list the top selling CDs in his store thus far in 2005. He ran a report and promptly replied with the top twenty. Here they are.
- Coldplay - X&Y
- Michael Buble - It's Time
- Il Divo - Il Divo
- The Killers - Hot Fuss
- Green Day - American Idiot
- Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
- Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
- Gwen Stefani - Love Angel
- Keane - Hopes & Fears
- Usher - Confessions
- Garden State - OST
- 50 Cent - Massacre
- U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
- Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business
- Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
- Alicia Keys - Diary
- Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
- Bruce Springsteen - Devil's And Dust
- K-os - Joyful Rebellion
- Ray Charles - Very Best
I hadn't even heard of the band holding down the third spot.