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Monday, November 21, 2016

Hot This Week: November 21

Two new titles land atop this week's movie list. On the music chart, six new CDs make their debuts, representing a wide range of styles. A new novel from Lee Child cracks the fiction list, along with a non-Twilight tale from Stephenie Meyer, while some familiar favorites make their way back onto the non-fiction list.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

DVD
  1. The Legend of Tarzan
  2. Ice Age: Collision Course
  3. Central Intelligence
  4. Star Trek Beyond
  5. X-Men: Apocalypse
  6. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
  7. Ghostbusters
  8. The Purge: Election Year
  9. Nerve
  10. Free State of Jones
CD
  1. Bon Jovi, This House Is Not for Sale
  2. Alicia Keys, Here
  3. Trolls Soundtrack
  4. Pentatonix, A Pentatonix Christmas
  5. Rae Sremmurd, Sremmlife 2
  6. The Chainsmokers, Collage
  7. NOW That's What I Call Music 60
  8. Drake, Views
  9. Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
  10. Kenny Chesney, Cosmic Hallelujah
Fiction
  1. Night School, Lee Child
  2. The Whistler, John Grisham
  3. The Wrong Side of Goodbye, Michael Connelly
  4. Two by Two, Nicholas Sparks
  5. The Chemist, Stephenie Meyer 
  6. Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
  7. This Was a Man, Jeffrey Archer
  8. The Award, Danielle Steel
  9. Vince Flynn: Order to Kill, Kyle Mills
  10. Escape Clause, John Sandford
Non-Fiction
  1. Killing the Rising Sun, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  2. The Magnolia Story, Chip and Joanna Gaines
  3. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
  4. Shaken, Tim Tebow
  5. Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
  6. The Book of Joy, Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
  7. Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton
  8. When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi
  9. Filthy Rich, James Patterson, John Connolly, and Tim Malloy
  10. A Life Well Played, Arnold Palmer

Monday, November 14, 2016

Hot This Week: November 14

The ever-popular Star Trek franchise sees its latest blockbuster land atop this week's movie listing. Three new CDs push Lady Gaga from #1 to #4 on the music chart. John Grisham holds onto the top spot in fiction, while new novels from Michael Connelly and Danielle Steel make the list for the first time. Jeff Pearlman's bio of former NFL standout quarterback Brett Favre is the week's only new non-fiction title.

DVD
  1. Star Trek Beyond
  2. Central Intelligence
  3. X-Men: Apocalypse
  4. The Purge: Election Year
  5. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
  6. Ghostbusters
  7. Nerve
  8. Warcraft
  9. Alice Through the Looking Glass
  10. Free State of Jones
CD
  1. Young Jeezy, Trap or Die 3
  2. Kenny Chesney, Cosmic Hallelujah
  3. Avenged Sevenfold, The Stage
  4. Lady Gaga, Joanne
  5. Pentatonix, A Pentatonix Christmas
  6. Drake, Views
  7. Suicide Squad: The Album
  8. Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
  9. Michael Buble, Nobody But Me
  10. Tove Lo, Lady Wood
Fiction
  1. The Whistler, John Grisham
  2. The Wrong Side of Goodbye, Michael Connelly
  3. Two by Two, Nicholas Sparks
  4. The Award, Danielle Steel
  5. Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
  6. Vince Flynn: Order to Kill, Kyle Mills
  7. Escape Clause, John Sandford
  8. The Woman in Cabin 10, Ruth Ware
  9. All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
  10. Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
Non-Fiction
  1. Killing the Rising Sun, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  2. The Magnolia Story, Chip and Joanna Gaines
  3. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
  4. Shaken, Tim Tebow
  5. Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
  6. Not Dead Yet, Phil Collins
  7. Filthy Rich, James Patterson, John Connolly, and Tim Malloy
  8. The Book of Joy, Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
  9. A Life Well Played, Arnold Palmer
  10. Gunslinger, Jeff Pearlman

Monday, November 7, 2016

Hot This Week: November 7

Looking for new movies? You're in luck, because half of this week's list is new, led by the Kevin Hart/Dwayne Johnson comedy Central Intelligence. There's even more new variety in music, which sees the season's first bit of Christmas cheer on the chart. John Grisham's latest legal thriller takes over the list in fiction, while four debuts in non-fiction include new memoirs from Tim Tebow and Phil Collins.

DVD
  1. Central Intelligence
  2. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
  3. Ghostbusters
  4. The Purge: Election Year
  5. Warcraft
  6. Nerve
  7. Free State of Jones
  8. Alice Through the Looking Glass
  9. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
  10. The Conjuring 2
CD
  1. Lady Gaga, Joanne
  2. Michael Buble, Nobody But Me
  3. Pentatonix, A Pentatonix Christmas
  4. Korn, The Serenity of Suffering
  5. Drake, Views
  6. Chris Tomlin, Never Lose Sight
  7. Suicide Squad: The Album
  8. Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
  9. Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
  10. Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
Fiction
  1. The Whistler, John Grisham
  2. Two by Two, Nicholas Sparks
  3. Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
  4. Escape Clause, John Sandford
  5. Vince Flynn: Order to Kill, Kyle Mills
  6. A Baxter Family Christmas, Karen Kingsbury
  7. Sex, Lies & Serious Money, Stuart Woods
  8. The Blood Mirror, Brent Weeks
  9. The Obsidian Chamber, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  10. Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
Non-Fiction
  1. The Magnolia Story, Chip and Joanna Gaines
  2. Killing the Rising Sun, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  3. Shaken, Tim Tebow
  4. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
  5. Not Dead Yet, Phil Collins
  6. Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
  7. Filthy Rich, James Patterson, John Connolly, and Tim Malloy
  8. Let Me Tell You About Jasper, Dana Perino
  9. A Lowcountry Heart, Pat Conroy
  10. Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton

Monday, October 31, 2016

Hot This Week: October 31

Happy Halloween from Midwest Tape! Appropriately, the new iteration of the Ghostbusters is on top of this week's movie list. The new album from rockers Kings of Leon takes the top spot on the music chart, with releases from the Game and JoJo making it on as well. A new thriller from John Sandford tops the fiction list, while three new titles debut in non-fiction, led by the story of Chip and Joanna Gaines.

DVD
  1. Ghostbusters
  2. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
  3. Free State of Jones
  4. Alice Through the Looking Glass
  5. The Conjuring 2
  6. The Shallows
  7. Blood Father
  8. The Infiltrator
  9. Captain America: Civil War
  10. Me Before You
CD
  1. Kings of Leon, Walls
  2. Drake, Views
  3. Suicide Squad: The Album
  4. The Game, 1992
  5. Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
  6. JoJo, Mad Love
  7. Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
  8. Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman
  9. Green Day, Revolution Radio
  10. Norah Jones, Day Breaks
Fiction
  1. Escape Clause, John Sandford
  2. Two by Two, Nicholas Sparks
  3. Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
  4. The Obsidian Chamber, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  5. Vince Flynn: Order to Kill, Kyle Mills
  6. The Secret History of Twin Peaks, Mark Frost
  7. Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
  8. The Woman in Cabin 10, Ruth Ware
  9. Home, Harlan Coben
  10. Today Will Be Different, Maria Semple
Non-Fiction
  1. The Magnolia Story, Chip and Joanna Gaines
  2. Killing the Rising Sun, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  3. Buffering, Hannah Hart 
  4. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
  5. Filthy Rich, James Patterson, John Connolly, and Tim Malloy 
  6. A Life in Parts, Bryan Cranston
  7. Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton
  8. Hero of the Empire, Candice Millard
  9. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer
  10. A Torch Kept Lit, William F. Buckley Jr.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Hot This Week: October 24

It's a big week for new movies with four of the top five making their debut on the list. Five new titles break onto the music chart, led by Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Green Day. The new novel from perennial bestseller Jodi Picoult heads up four new titles on this week's fiction slate, while four new non-fiction titles include the autobiography of beloved golfer Arnold Palmer, who passed away last month.

DVD
  1. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
  2. The Conjuring 2
  3. Blood Father
  4. The Shallows
  5. The Infiltrator
  6. Captain America: Civil War
  7. TMNT: Out of the Shadows
  8. Me Before You
  9. The Huntsman: Winter's War
  10. Now You See Me 2
CD
  1. Green Day, Revolution Radio
  2. Norah Jones, Day Breaks
  3. OneRepublic, Oh My My
  4. Drake, Views
  5. Suicide Squad: The Album
  6. Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
  7. Alter Bridge, The Last Hero
  8. Phantogram, Three
  9. Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman
  10. Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording
Fiction
  1. Small Great Things, Jodi Picoult
  2. Two by Two, Nicholas Sparks
  3. Vince Flynn: Order to Kill, Kyle Mills
  4. Commonwealth, Ann Patchett
  5. Home, Harlan Coben
  6. Woman of God, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
  7. Precious and Grace, Alexander McCall Smith
  8. Today Will Be Different, Maria Semple
  9. Crimson Death, Laurell K. Hamilton
  10. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead
Non-Fiction
  1. Killing the Rising Sun, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  2. Filthy Rich, James Patterson, John Connolly, and Tim Malloy
  3. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance
  4. Love Warrior, Glennon Doyle Melton
  5. Hero of the Empire, Candice Millard
  6. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy Schumer
  7. My Own Words, Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams
  8. A Life in Parts, Bryan Cranston
  9. A Life Well Played, Arnold Palmer
  10. I Am Brian Wilson, Brian Wilson and Ben Greenman