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Best Sellers: Video
By The Associated Press Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel 09/12/2008

By The Associated Press

Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission:

Top Video Sales

(Sales data compiled by Nielsen/SoundSan.)

1. "Bill Cosby's Picture Pages," Front Row Home Video.

2. "Real Wheels: There Goes a Fire Truck," Warner Home Video.

3. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Special Edition)," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

4. "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird," Warner Home Video. (Gold)

5. "Yoga Conditioning for Athletes," Gaiam Video.

6. "X-Men Evolution: Mutants Rising," Warner Home Video.

7. "Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman," Warner Home Video.

8. "The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers," Warner Home Video.

9. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," Warner Home Video.

10. "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life," Paramount Home Entertainment.

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

Top Video Rentals

(Based on data provided by the Video Software Dealers Association.)

1. "What Happens in Vegas," 20th Century Fox.

2. "Street Kings," 20th Century Fox.

3. "21," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

4. "Prom Night," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

5. "The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior," Universal Studios Home Video.

6. "Nim's Island," 20th Century Fox.

7. "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay," Warner Home Video.

8. "The Bank Job," Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

9. "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," Universal Studios Home Video/

10. "The Bucket List," Warner Home Video.

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

Top DVD Sales

(Sales data compiled by Nielsen/SoundSan.)

1. "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

2. "What Happens in Vegas," 20th Century Fox.

3. "Heroes: Season 2," Universal Studios Home Video.

4. "The Nightmare Before Christmas," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

5. "Camp Rock," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

6. "Entourage: The Complete Fourth Season," Warner Home Video.

7. "Street Kings," 20th Century Fox.

8. "Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

9. "One Tree Hill: The Complete Fifth Season," Warner Home Video.

10. "The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior," Universal Studios Home Video.

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

Top Kid DVD Sales

(Compiled from a national sample of sales reports)

1. "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

2. "Schoolhouse Rock!: Special 30th Anniversary Edition," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

3. "Max & Ruby: Perfect Pumpkin," Paramount Home Entertainment.

4. "Go, Diego, Go!: Diego's Halloween," Paramount Home Entertainment/

5. "Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases," Warner Home Video.

6. "Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper," Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

7. "Tom and Jerry: Whiskers Away!," Warner Home Video.

8. "Bakugan: Battle Brawlers (Vol 1)," Warner Home Video.

9. "LeapFrog: Letter Factory," Warner Home Video.

10. "Little Einsteins: Flight of the Instrument Fairies," Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

Billboard Magazine Chart Leaders

(Compiled from national retail sales/airplay/rental charts)

HOT POP SONG: "Whatever You Like," T.I.

TOP POP ALBUM: "The Recession," Young Jeezy.

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONG: "Need U Bad," Jazmine Sullivan.

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUM: "The Recession," Young Jeezy.

HOT COUNTRY SONG: "Waitin' on a Woman," Brad Paisley.

TOP COUNTRY ALBUM: "Love on the Inside," Sugarland.

TOP KID DVD SALES: "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning."

TOP VIDEO RENTAL: "What Happens in Vegas."

TOP VHS SALES: "Bill Cosby's Picture Pages."

TOP DVD SALES: "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning."

Copyright 2008, Nielsen SoundScan, Inc.

Further information is available at Billboard Online on the World Wide Web at http://www.billboard.com.

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