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The San Diego Union-Tribune

 
Keeping score: The numbers racket

May 11, 2008

LOCAL BOOKSTORE BEST-SELLERS

Here are the Top 10 best-selling books from April 23 to May 7 for the Book Works, 2670 Via De La Valle, Del Mar; www.book-works.com.

1. WHEN SCIENCE GOES WRONG: TWELVE TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE OF DISCOVERY, by Simon Levay

2. WAR CORRESPONDENT: FROM D-DAY TO THE ELBE, by Holbrook Bradley

3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Relin

4. OUT STEALING HORSES, by Per Petterson

5. THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY: A TRUE STORY, by Luis Alberto Urrea

6. SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ, by Dalia Sofer

7. OUTLANDER, by Gil Adamson

8. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert

9. LOVING FRANK, by Nancy Horan

10. CALIFORNIA GARDENER'S GUIDE II, by Nan Sterman

GOOGLE SNAPSHOT

(top searches for May 6)

1. cynthia rodriguez

2. lake county indiana

3. life is a highway

4. i shot the sheriff

5. gary indiana

6. greatest living american

7. indiana exit polls

8. theta chi

9. indiana primary results

10. indiana election results

11. sdsu drug bust

12. san diego state drug bust

TOP POP SONGS

1. BLEEDING LOVE, Leona Lewis

2. LOLLIPOP, Lil Wayne featuring Static Major

3. NO AIR, Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown

4. LOVE IN THIS CLUB, Usher featuring Young Jeezy

5. SEXY CAN I, Ray J & Yung Berg

6. 4 MINUTES, Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake

7. TOUCH MY BODY, Mariah Carey

8. POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE, Natasha Bedingfield

9. LOVE SONG, Sara Bareilles

10. LEAVIN', Jesse McCartney

TOP CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUMS

1. BRINGING BACK THE FUNK, Brian Culbertson

2. RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS, Herbie Hancock

3. RHYTHM & ROMANCE, Kenny G

4. SWEET, SMOOTH & SEXY! THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF SAX FOR LOVERS, various artists

5. MARCUS, Marcus Miller

6. THE ORCHARD, Lizz Wright

7. THE SPICE OF LIFE, Earl Klugh

8. HARDCASTLE 5, Paul Hardcastle

9. PALMYSTERY, Victor Wooten

10. DAY TRIP, Pat Metheny With Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez

TOP VIDEO RENTALS

1. CLOVERFIELD

2. JUNO

3. CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR

4. ONE MISSED CALL

5. ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM

6. IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE

7. THERE WILL BE BLOOD

8. ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS

9. I AM LEGEND

10. THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP

YEAR'S BOX OFFICE

From Nov. 1, 2007 through May 5, 2008

(with gross to date)

1. I AM LEGEND ($256 million)

2. NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS ($219 million)

3. ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS ($217 million)

4. HORTON HEARS A WHO! ($150 million)

5. JUNO ($143 million)

6. AMERICAN GANGSTER ($130 million)

7. ENCHANTED ($128 million)

8. BEE MOVIE ($127 million)

9. IRON MAN ($102 million)

10. 10,000 B.C. ($94 million)

TOP NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT GROSSES

Through April 29, 2008

Source: Billboard BOXSCORE

1. $873,199. Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood. Rupp Arena. Lexington, Ky. April 26.

2. $643,949 – Cirque du Soleil's Delirium. National Indoor Arena. Birmingham, England. March 22-23.

3. $519,632 – Michael Buble, Naturally 7. Qwest Center. Omaha, Neb. April 27.

4. $477,142 – Michael Buble, Naturally 7. Bradley Center. Milwaukee, Wisc. April 22.

5. $466,575 – Michael Buble, Naturally 7. Wells Fargo Arena. Des Moines, Iowa. April 25.

6. $376,445 – Sugarland, Zac Brown Band. Fox Theatre. Atlanta, Ga. April 3-4.

7. $370,248. Juanes. Patriot Center. Fairfax, Va. March 30.

8. $362,817. Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner. Copps Coliseum. Ontario, Canada. March 22.

9. $361,072. Juanes. AT&T Center. San Antonio, Texas. April 5.

10. $358,925. Matchbox Twenty, Alanis Morissette, MuteMath. Cricket Wireless Pavilion. Phoenix, Ariz. March 17.

TOP RING TONES

1. Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major, LOLLIPOP

2. Leona Lewis, BLEEDING LOVE

3. Usher Featuring Young Jeezy, LOVE IN THIS CLUB

4. Ray J & Yung Berg, SEXY CAN I

5. Mariah Carey, TOUCH MY BODY

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