Houston Has ‘Banner’ Week

The recent terrorist attacks on our home soil have begun a spirited patriotism nationwide from flags being flown on cars and houses to baseball stadiums replacing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” with “God Bless America” in the seventh-inning stretch. This week, the pop charts reflect the patriotic mood of the people. Whitney Houston’s famous rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” has been reissued, entering the local singles chart at No. 6 and hitting the No. 2 mark nationally.

Southland Top 10

Albums

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 “Songs in A Minor,” Alicia Keys 2 2 2 “The Blueprint,” Jay-Z 1 1 3 “Totally Hits 2001,” Various Artists 3 -- 4 “Day Without Rain,” Enya 4 11 5 “Satellite,” P.O.D. 6 9 6 “Glitter,” Mariah Carey 21 3 7 “The Id,” Macy Gray 19 4 8 “Toxicity,” System of a Down 15 10 9 “Hybrid Theory,” Linkin Park 7 13 10 “Look of Love,” Diana Krall 17 6

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Singles

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Title, Artist Nat’l Rank Last Week 1 “AM to PM,” Christina Milian 1 3 2 “Give,” the Donz 13 1 3 “Where the Party At?” Jagged Edge 3 2 4 “Someone to Call My Lover,” Janet Jackson 5 4 5 “My Projects,” Coo Coo Cal 10 5 6 “The Star Spangled Banner,” Whitney Houston 2 -- 7 “Loverboy,” Mariah Carey 7 6 8 “This Is Me (Remixes),” Dream 6 7 9 “Buster,” Dennis Da Menace 14 -- 10 “Enjoy Yourself,” Allure 11 --

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Source: SoundScan, for week ended Oct. 6.