December 25, 2022 by Amy Gold
Music News: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' reaches new peak on 'Billboard's' Top Album Sales char https://t.co/dkfjR0ofY0 #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 23, 2022
During the week of December 18, 2022, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," originally recorded in 1965 by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, returned to the Billboard Top Album Sales chart and peaked at no. 2, its highest position to date on this tally. This classic album features the soundtrack to the same-named holiday TV cartoon special based on the "Peanuts" comic strip that aired on CBS from 1965-2000 before moving to ABC.
Also that week, it was announced that Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour topped Billboard's list of the highest-grossing tours for the month of November. This is the sixth time the Rocket Man has topped this chart, extending his record as the artist with the highest number of months at #1 overall.
Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reached a new milestone in popularity after recently amassing a whopping two billion views on Spotify. This 1975 smash previously had a resurgence in popularity in 1992 after being featured in the soundtrack to "Wayne's World," and after the release of the same-named Queen biopic in 2018, "Bohemian Rhapsody" became the most streamed song of the 20th century.
Finally, Rolling Stone recently updated its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time which is now available both online and as a book. Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" tops this list, and several recordings by other veteran bands and artists also made the Top 10, among them The Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" at #2, Joni Mitchell's "Blue" at #3, Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life" at #4, The Beatles' "Abbey Road" at #5, Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" at #7, and Bob Dylan's "Blood On The Tracks" at #9.
In Memoriam:
Thom Bell (January 26, 1943 - December 22, 2022): Highly acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, pianist, and arranger who wrote and produced for such top acts as The Delfonics, The Stylistics, and The Spinners and is widely regarded as one the main architects of the Philadelphia soul genre of the 1970s
Newly-Announced Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Dave Mason - Tour (Endangered Species) - U.S. - January 19-February 21, 2023
Eric Clapton - Residency - Tokyo, Japan - April 15-24, 2023
Styx & more - M3 Rock Festival - Columbia, MD - May 6-7, 2023
New & Upcoming Books:
(Author - Title - Publisher - Publication Date)
Rolling Stone - The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time - Abrams Books - December 21, 2022
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
@STYXtheBand are among the names who have been confirmed to perform at next year's M3 Rock Festival, taking place in Marylandhttps://t.co/q6ZH1TCbSJ
— uDiscover Music (@uDiscoverMusic) December 14, 2022
Music News: Dave Mason announces dates for his 2023 Endangered Species Tour https://t.co/7ZqyOku52l #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 20, 2022
Music News: Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" reaches 2 billion streams on Spotify https://t.co/n3F6MnGSRd #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 20, 2022
Music News: 'Rolling Stone' releases 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list as new book https://t.co/Zus81Y3PIa #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 21, 2022
@eltonofficial's Dodger Stadium concerts earn him top-grossing concert tour honors for November --> https://t.co/7osKcsu6Nc #RealRockNews
— KSHE 95 (@KSHE95) December 21, 2022
Eric Clapton announces Tokyo residency - https://t.co/KuIEUaRXIL pic.twitter.com/PmEfufjgF5
— AM 880 KIXI (@AM880KIXI) December 22, 2022
Music News: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' reaches new peak on 'Billboard's' Top Album Sales char https://t.co/dkfjR0ofY0 #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 23, 2022
Thom Bell, the prolific producer, songwriter and arranger who was a driving force behind landmark R&B recordings by the Spinners, the Delfonics and the Stylistics, has died at 79. https://t.co/HHh6g6cR3B
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) December 25, 2022