Common Tops the Charts, Joy Division Gets Reissued, Amy Winehouse Heads to Springfield

Published: December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm

Tags: rock news, chart roundup, afternoon news roundup

Common enjoyed his best week on the Billboard chart, as Finding Forever debuts in the number-one spot with 155,000 copies. Korn's Untitled comes in at number two with 123,000 copies, giving the band seven straight top-ten releases. Last week's champ NOW! 25 moves down to number three, while RS cover boy Zac Efron's Hairspray soundtrack comes in at number four. To coincide with the release of Control, Joy Division will have their catalogue reissued with bonus tracks, live performances and hopefully better sound quality. Carbon/Silicon, a band comprised of the Clash's Mick Jones and Generation X's Tony James, will release their first physical album, titled The Last Post, on October 8th. When he wasn't trying to wipe out their entire race, Adolf Hitler liked to kick back and listen to records by Jewish composers. Amy Winehouse has reportedly agreed to appear on an episode of The Simpsons, testing the cartoonists' abilities to properly animate her tattoos.

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