Thursday, June 19, 2003

Surprise Music Chart News

Several years have passed since I considered using that headline. But this week's Billboard album chart has some interesting debuts.

Closeted R&B music icon and stroke victim Luther Vandross is at No. 1.

Androgynous '80s icon Annie Lennox bows in at No. 4.

And making their first appearance in the albums chart for decades, the Beach Boys' latest collection of old and moldy hits, Sounds of Summer, arrives at No. 16.

Congrats to all.