Hot This Week: May 25

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We hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. Three new movies on our weekly list are led by the DC Comics extravaganza Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). Hayley Williams, best known for her work with the band Paramore, lands on the music chart with her debut solo album. In fiction, the latest novel from bestselling author Scott Turow makes the list, while new biographies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and baseball legend Willie Mays do the same in nonfiction.

Movies

1. Birds of Prey (Blu-ray | 4K)
2. Bloodshot (Blu-ray | 4K)
3. Fantasy Island (Blu-ray)
4. The Call of the Wild (Blu-ray | 4K)
5. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)
6. Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray | 4K)
7. Gretel & Hansel (Blu-ray)
8. I Still Believe (Blu-ray)
9. Dolittle (Blu-ray | 4K)
10. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)

Music

1. Lil Baby, My Turn
2. The Weeknd, After Hours
3. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
4. Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
5. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
6. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
7. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
8. Hayley Williams, Petals for Armor
9. Harry Styles, Fine Line
10. Luke Combs, This One's for You

Fiction

1. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
2. Camino Winds, John Grisham
3. If It Bleeds, Stephen King
4. Walk the Wire, David Baldacci
5. The 20th Victim, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
6. Big Summer, Jennifer Weiner
7. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
8. The Last Trial, Scott Turow
9. The Book of Longings, Sue Monk Kidd
10. The Book of Lost Friends, Lisa Wingate

Nonfiction

1. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
2. Becoming, Michelle Obama
3. The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson
4. Educated, Tara Westover
5. The Lincoln Conspiracy, Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
6. Fortitude, Dan Crenshaw
7. The Rural Diaries, Hilarie Burton Morgan
8. Pelosi, Molly Ball
9. Incomparable, Brie and Nikki Bella
10. 24, Willie Mays and John Shea

Hot This Week: May 18

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Four new movies make this week's list, led by the comics adaptation Bloodshot starring Vin Diesel. Country music superstar Kenny Chesney's new album debuts atop the music chart. New novels from James Patterson, Jennifer Weiner, and Mary Kay Andrews light up the fiction list, while a memoir from actress Hillarie Burton Morgan leads four new titles in nonfiction.

Movies

1. Bloodshot (Blu-ray | 4K)
2. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)
3. Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray | 4K)
4. Gretel & Hansel (Blu-ray)
5. I Still Believe (Blu-ray)
6. The Gentlemen (Blu-ray | 4K)
7. Dolittle (Blu-ray | 4K)
8. Arkansas (Blu-ray)
9. Like a Boss (Blu-ray)
10. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)

Music

1. Kenny Chesney, Here and Now
2. Lil Baby, My Turn
3. The Weeknd, After Hours
4. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
5. Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
6. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
7. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
8. Jhene Aiko, Chilombo
9. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
10. Luke Combs, This One's for You

Fiction

1. Camino Winds, John Grisham
2. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
3. If It Bleeds, Stephen King
4. The 20th Victim, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
5. Walk the Wire, David Baldacci
6. Big Summer, Jennifer Weiner
7. The Book of Longings, Sue Monk Kidd
8. Hello, Summer, Mary Kay Andrews
9. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
10. The Wedding Dress, Danielle Steel

Nonfiction

1. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
2. Becoming, Michelle Obama
3. The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson
4. Educated, Tara Westover
5. The Rural Diaries, Hilarie Burton Morgan
6. The Lincoln Conspiracy, Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
7. The House of Kennedy, James Patterson and Cynthia Fagen
8. Incomparable, Brie and Nikki Bella
9. Fortitude, Dan Crenshaw
10. Resistance, Tori Amos

Hot This Week: May 11

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This week's movie listing is led by the blockbuster debut of Sonic the Hedgehog on the big screen. The music chart stays largely the same but welcomes Travis Scott's Astroworld back nearly two years after its release. New novels from bestselling authors John Grisham and Danielle Steel debut in fiction, and a book on social connection from former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy does so in nonfiction.

Movies

1. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)
2. Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray | 4K)
3. The Gentlemen (Blu-ray | 4K)
4. Dolittle (Blu-ray | 4K)
5. Like a Boss (Blu-ray)
6. The Rhythm Section (Blu-ray)
7. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)
8. Underwater (Blu-ray)
9. Just Mercy (Blu-ray)
10. The Turning (Blu-ray)

Music

1. The Weeknd, After Hours
2. Lil Baby, My Turn
3. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
4. Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
5. Travis Scott, Astroworld
6. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
7. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
8. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
9. Jhene Aiko, Chilombo
10. Harry Styles, Fine Line

Fiction

1. Camino Winds, John Grisham
2. If It Bleeds, Stephen King
3. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
4. Walk the Wire, David Baldacci
5. The Book of Longings, Sue Monk Kidd
6. The Wedding Dress, Danielle Steel
7. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
8. Masked Prey, John Sandford
9. The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides
10. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes

Nonfiction

1. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
2. The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson
3. Becoming, Michelle Obama
4. Educated, Tara Westover
5. The House of Kennedy, James Patterson and Cynthia Fagen
6. More Myself, Alicia Keys and Michelle Burford
7. The Last Book on the Left, Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski
8. Fortitude, Dan Crenshaw
9. Together, Vivek H. Murthy
10. Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell

Hot This Week: May 4

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Four new movies are hot this week, including the top three on the list. The music chart remains largely the same, with two old favorites rejoining. A collection of four novellas from Stephen King leads three new titles in fiction, while a memoir from actor Val Kilmer debuts in nonfiction.

Movies

1. Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray | 4K)
2. The Gentlemen (Blu-ray | 4K)
3. Like a Boss (Blu-ray)
4. Dolittle (Blu-ray | 4K)
5. Just Mercy (Blu-ray)
6. Underwater (Blu-ray)
7. The Turning (Blu-ray)
8. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)
9. 1917 (Blu-ray | 4K)
10. Little Women (Blu-ray)

Music

1. The Weeknd, After Hours
2. Lil Baby, My Turn
3. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
4. Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
5. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
6. Jhene Aiko, Chilombo
7. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
8. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
9. Harry Styles, Fine Line
10. Justin Bieber, Changes

Fiction

1. If It Bleeds, Stephen King
2. Walk the Wire, David Baldacci
3. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
4. Masked Prey, John Sandford
5. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
6. The Book of Longings, Sue Monk Kidd
7. The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides
8. The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
9. The Boy from the Woods, Harlan Coben
10. In Five Years, Rebecca Serle

Nonfiction

1. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
2. The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson
3. Educated, Tara Westover
4. Becoming, Michelle Obama
5. The House of Kennedy, James Patterson and Cynthia Fagen
6. I'm Your Huckleberry, Val Kilmer
7. More Myself, Alicia Keys and Michelle Burford
8. Arguing with Socialists, Glenn Beck
9. Fortitude, Dan Crenshaw
10. The Last Book on the Left, Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski