Patriotic Tunes Dominate, With Houston’s ‘Banner’ on Top

The patriotic wave of the last few weeks has continued to assault the pop music charts. Whitney Houston’s rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner,” claims the No. 1 position again on the singles chart.

Lee Greenwood’s, “God Bless the USA” may have only achieved a No. 7 ranking on the 1984 country charts, but this week it stands at No. 2.

Even Elvis Presley’s version of “America the Beautiful” rounds out the top 10.

On the album chart, the “God Bless America” benefit album captures the top spot. The record features songs from Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunkel.

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Southland Top 10

Albums

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 “God Bless America,” Various Artists 1 -- 2 “Down to Earth,” Ozzy Osbourne 4 -- 3 “Day Without Rain,” Enya 2 2 4 “Pain Is Love,” Ja Rule 3 1 5 “Cieli Di Toscana,” Andrea Bocelli 11 -- 6 “Songs in A Minor,” Alicia Keys 10 4 7 “Hybrid Theory,” Linkin Park 7 5 8 “Blueprint,” Jay-Z 8 3 9 “Totally Hits 2001,” Various Artists 6 10 10 “Toxicity,” System of a Down 14 7

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Singles

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Title, Artist Nat’l. Rank Last Week 1 “Star-Spangled Banner,” Whitney Houston 1 1 2 “God Bless the USA,” Lee Greenwood 2 -- 3 “AM to PM,” Christina Milian 3 2 4 “Family Affair,” Mary J. Blige 6 -- 5 “Maybe,” Mpress 15 12 6 “I’m Your Girl,” Dena Cali 21 -- 7 “Nothing’s Wrong,” Won G. 18 9 8 “Where the Party At?” Jagged Edge 7 3 9 “How We Do,” Big Lew Betta Known as Popeye 23 -- 10 “America the Beautiful,”Elvis Presley 8 --

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Source: SoundScan Inc., week ended Oct. 27.