Thursday Chart Updates

The U.S. Billboard Elvis Chart listings for the week ending May 21, 2005:

Top Top 200 Albums - Elvis By the Presley's - new at #15
Top Comprehensive Albums - Elvis By the Presley's - new at #15
Top Comprehensive Albums - Elvis 30 #1's - reenters at #167
Top Christian Albums - Ultimate Gospel up 6 to #34
Top Country Albums - Ultimate Gospel up 4 to #61
Top Pop Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1's up 13 to #17
Top Country Catalog Albums - Elvis 30 #1's down 1 to #3

Book sales

Usually we add CD or DVD chart updates, but this time an Elvis book does well on the charts. The book "Elvis By The Presleys" will debut at #7 on the New York Times hardcover non-fiction bestseller list a week from this coming Sunday (for the list dated 5/22/05). The CD Elvis By The Presleys debuts on the chart at #15.

TV Ratings:

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 2-8. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. Elvis the Mini-Series Part 1 ends up at #17 in the ratings.

1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS 26.6
2. Desperate Housewives ABC 26.1
3. American Idol (Wednesday) Fox 25.4
17. CBS Sunday Movie: Elvis, Part 1 CBS 13.9