By Chuck Stanley

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Saturday December 31, 2005

Rock news is slow, so I copied these year-end stats from foxnews.com:

Top 10 Movies of 2005 as of Dec. 18, 2005
&nbsp1.  "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" - $380,270,577
&nbsp2.  "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" - $252,598,259
&nbsp3.  "War of the Worlds" - $234,277,056
&nbsp4.  "Wedding Crashers" - $209,218,368
&nbsp5.  "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" - $206,459,076
&nbsp6.  "Batman Begins" - $205,343,774
&nbsp7.  "Madagascar" - $193,202,933
&nbsp8.  "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" - $186,336,279
&nbsp9.  "Hitch" - $177,575,142
10.  "The Longest Yard" - $158,119,460

(Source: EDI FilmSource, cited by Variety)

Top 10 DVD sales of 2005
&nbsp1.  "The Incredibles" (widescreen)
&nbsp2.  "Elf"
&nbsp3.  "The Incredibles" (full screen)
&nbsp4.  "Napoleon Dynamite"
&nbsp5.  "Shrek 2" (widescreen)
&nbsp6.  "Spider-Man 2" (widescreen special edition)
&nbsp7.  "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban" (Pan & Scan 2 Disc edition)
&nbsp8.  "Shrek 2" (Pan & Scan)
&nbsp9.  "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (special extended edition)
10.  "Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban" (widescreen 2 Disc edition)

(Source: Billboard Year-End 2005 Charts)

Top 10 TV Shows, 2004-05 season
&nbsp1.  "CSI" (CBS)
&nbsp2.  "American Idol" - Tuesday (FOX)
&nbsp3.  "American Idol" - Wednesday (FOX)
&nbsp4.  "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)
&nbsp5.  "CSI: Miami" (CBS)
&nbsp6.  "Without a Trace" (CBS)
&nbsp7.  "Survivor: Palau" (CBS)
&nbsp8.  "Survivor: Vanuatu" (CBS)
&nbsp9.  "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
10.  "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS)

(Source: Nielsen Media Research)

Top 10 Albums of 2005
&nbsp1.  "The Massacre" - 50 Cent
&nbsp2.  "Encore" - Eminem
&nbsp3.  "American Idiot" - Green Day
&nbsp4.  "The Emancipation of Mimi" - Mariah Carey
&nbsp5.  "Breakaway" - Kelly Clarkson
&nbsp6.  "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." - Gwen Stefani
&nbsp7.  "Destiny Fulfilled" - Destiny's Child
&nbsp8.  "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" - U2
&nbsp9.  "Greatest Hits" - Shania Twain
10.  "Feels Like Today" - Rascal Flatts


Top 10 Tours of 2005
&nbsp1.  U2 - $260,119,588
&nbsp2.  Eagles - $116,907,647
&nbsp3.  Neil Diamond - $71,339,710
&nbsp4.  Kenny Chesney - $63,029,422
&nbsp5.  Paul McCartney - $59,684,076
&nbsp6.  Rod Stewart - $48,943,773
&nbsp7.  Elton John - $45,524,280
&nbsp8.  Dave Matthews Band - $45,015,384
&nbsp9.  Jimmy Buffett - $40,956,723
10.  Green Day - $36,537,583

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