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A slow week gives an opportunity to dig deeper into music a bit out of the mainstream.

Michael Jackson works to excite the world on a second round of the biggest selling album of all time.

A big week of high quality releases led by Jack Johnson and Sheryl Crow looking deeper into world issues.

The first great week of releases for 2008. No blockbusters but some very high quality music from the more traditional pop of Idina Menzel's I Stand to Yoav's quirky club-influenced tunes and Vampire Weekend's blog buzz favorite debut.

A great selection of alternative pop dominates this week's list.

A true mixed bag of top releases in this slow week of new music.

It's a slow time for new album releases, but an excellent time to dig a bit deeper into varying genres and independent label releases.

Soundtracks, r&b, and hip hop lead into Christmas.

Live recordings and greatest hits crowd the list as Christmas nears.

This is a very slow week of new releases so dig deep to find interesting new music.

It's an amazing avalanche of new releases. Just head to the nearest music store.

It's an amazing avalanche of new releases. Just head to the nearest music store.

Britney leads a stellar pack of releases this week.

It's a week of pop music veterans.

It's a week to celebrate one of the pop music outlaws.