Monday, August 31, 2020

Hot This Week: August 31

We bid August a fond farewell with a lineup of five new movies led by The Outpost, starring Orlando Bloom and based on a true story of the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Taylor Swift's juggernaut new album holds onto the top spot in music. New novels from Carl Hiaasen and Danielle Steel crack the list in fiction, while Isabel Wilkerson's examination of division in America leads two newcomers in nonfiction.

Movies

  1. The Outpost (Blu-ray)
  2. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
  3. You Should Have Left
  4. Trolls World Tour (Blu-ray | 4K)
  5. Deep Blue Sea 3 (Blu-ray)
  6. Emperor
  7. Open 24 Hours (Blu-ray)
  8. Survive the Night (Blu-ray)
  9. Archive
  10. The Wretched (Blu-ray)
Music
  1. Taylor Swift, Folklore
  2. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  3. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
  4. Lil Baby, My Turn
  5. Harry Styles, Fine Line
  6. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
  7. Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me
  8. The Weeknd, After Hours
  9. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
  10. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Fiction
  1. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
  2. Squeeze Me, Carl Hiaasen
  3. Royal, Danielle Steel
  4. The Guest List, Lucy Foley
  5. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
  6. 28 Summers, Elin Hilderbrand
  7. 1st Case, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
  8. The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides
  9. The Order, Daniel Silva
  10. Near Dark, Brad Thor
Nonfiction
  1. Live Free or Die, Sean Hannity
  2. Caste, Isabel Wilkerson
  3. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  4. Too Much and Never Enough, Mary L. Trump
  5. Hoax, Brian Stelter
  6. How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
  7. Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehesi Coates
  8. Educated, Tara Westover
  9. Blitz, David Horowitz
  10. The Answer Is..., Alex Trebek

Monday, August 17, 2020

Hot This Week: August 17

Three new movies make this week's list, headed by the Kevin Bacon/Amanda Seyfried thriller You Should Have Left. Taylor Swift's surprise blockbuster album debuts atop the music chart, which also welcomes a new album from R&B singer-songwriter Brandy. New novels from James Patterson and Karin Slaughter are hot in fiction. In nonfiction, the popular and timely bestseller from Ibram X. Kendi on combating racism, now available on audiobook, makes its first appearance.

Movies

  1. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
  2. You Should Have Left
  3. Deep Blue Sea 3 (Blu-ray)
  4. Survive the Night (Blu-ray)
  5. Trolls World Tour (Blu-ray | 4K)
  6. Grand Isle (Blu-ray)
  7. The Invisible Man (Blu-ray | 4K)
  8. Force of Nature (Blu-ray)
  9. Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray | 4K)
  10. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)
Music
  1. Taylor Swift, Folklore
  2. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  3. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
  4. Lil Baby, My Turn
  5. Harry Styles, Fine Line
  6. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
  7. The Weeknd, After Hours
  8. Brandy, B7
  9. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  10. Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me
Fiction
  1. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
  2. 1st Case, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
  3. The Order, Daniel Silva
  4. The Guest List, Lucy Foley
  5. Near Dark, Brad Thor
  6. 28 Summers, Elin Hilderbrand
  7. The Silent Wife, Karin Slaughter
  8. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
  9. Camino Winds, John Grisham
  10. Sex and Vanity, Kevin Kwan
Nonfiction
  1. Live Free or Die, Sean Hannity
  2. Too Much and Never Enough, Mary L. Trump
  3. How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
  4. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  5. How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps, Ben Shapiro
  6. The Answer Is..., Alex Trebek
  7. The Room Where It Happened, John Bolton
  8. Educated, Tara Westover
  9. Becoming, Michelle Obama
  10. Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehesi Coates

Monday, August 3, 2020

Hot This Week: August 3

We charge into August with Scooby-Doo's origin story atop the movie listing. Pop Smoke holds onto #1 on the music chart, followed closely by the first new album from the Chicks in 14 years. A new Scot Harvath novel from bestselling author Brad Thor makes its debut in fiction, while nonfiction sees the addition of the autobiography of beloved Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.

Movies
  1. Scoob! (Blu-ray | 4K)
  2. Survive the Night (Blu-ray)
  3. Trolls World Tour (Blu-ray | 4K)
  4. Force of Nature (Blu-ray)
  5. The Invisible Man (Blu-ray | 4K)
  6. The Hunt (Blu-ray)
  7. Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray | 4K)
  8. Jumanji: The Next Level (Blu-ray | 4K)
  9. Sonic the Hedgehog (Blu-ray | 4K)
  10. Bloodshot (Blu-ray | 4K)
Music
  1. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  2. The Chicks, Gaslighter
  3. Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording
  4. Lil Baby, My Turn
  5. Jhene Aiko, Chilombo
  6. Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
  7. Harry Styles, Fine Line
  8. The Weeknd, After Hours
  9. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
  10. Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me
Fiction
  1. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
  2. Near Dark, Brad Thor
  3. The Order, Daniel Silva
  4. 28 Summers, Elin Hilderbrand
  5. The Guest List, Lucy Foley
  6. Camino Winds, John Grisham
  7. American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins
  8. Sex and Vanity, Kevin Kwan
  9. A Walk Along the Beach, Debbie Macomber
  10. If It Bleeds, Stephen King
Nonfiction
  1. Too Much and Never Enough, Mary L. Trump
  2. The Answer Is..., Alex Trebek
  3. How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps, Ben Shapiro
  4. The Room Where It Happened, John Bolton
  5. Untamed, Glennon Doyle
  6. Becoming, Michelle Obama
  7. Educated, Tara Westover
  8. Blitz, David Horowitz
  9. Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehesi Coates
  10. The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson