Top albums, chosen by The Clarion
1. American Idiot by Green Day
2. Is a Real Boy by Say Anything
3. Blink 182 by Blink 182
4. The Eminem Show by Eminem
5. A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay
6. The Carter III by Lil’ Wayne
7. Graduation by Kanye West
8. Kid A by Radiohead
9. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance
10. Tell All Your Friends by Taking Back Sunday
Top songs, chosen by The Clarion
1. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day
2. “Last Train Home” by Lost Prophets
3. “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem
4. “Since You’ve been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson
5. “American Idiot” by Green Day
6. “Run” by Snow Patrol
7. “Stronger” by Kanye West
8. “Jumper” by Third Eye Blind
9. “Clocks” by Coldplay
10. “Fat Lip” by Sum 41
Highest grossing movies each year
2000- Mission Impossible III
2001- HP: The Philosopher’s Stone
2002- LOTR: The Two Towers
2003- LOTR: The Return of the King
2004- Shrek 2
2005- Star Wars III
2006- POTC: Dead Man’s Chest
2007- POTC: At World’s End
2008- Dark Knight
2009- Avatar
Statistics courtesy of boxofficemojo.com.
Top grossing artists overall
1. Rolling Stones
2. U2
3. Madonna
4. Bruce Springsteen
5. Elton John
6. Celine Deion
7. Dave Mathews Band
8. Kenny Chesney
9. Bon Jovi
10. Billy Joel
Statistics courtesy of billboard.com.
Most sold albums each year
1. 2000- No Strings Attached by N’Sync
2. 2001- Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
3. 2002- Eminem Show by Eminem
4. 2003- Get Rich or Die Try’n by 50 cent
5. 2004- Confessions by Usher
6. 2005- Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey
7. 2006- High School Musical Soundtrack
8. 2007- Noel by Josh Groban
9. 2008- Tha Carter III by Lil’ Wayne
10. 2009- Fearless by Taylor Swift
Statistics courtesy of billboard.com.
Top artists, chosen by The Clarion
1. Eminem
2. Blink 182
3. Green Day
4. Dave Mathews Band
5. Radiohead
6. Coldplay
7. Jay-Z
8. Lil’ Wayne
9. Linkin Park
10. Kelly Clarkson
