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Television

1. “American Idol” (Tuesday), Fox

2. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox

3. “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS

4. “Desperate Housewives,” ABC

5. “Grey’s Anatomy” (Monday), ABC

(From Nielsen Media Research)

Film

1. “The Da Vinci Code,” Sony

2. “Over the Hedge,” DreamWorks

3. “Mission: Impossible III,” Paramount

4. “Poseidon,” Warner Bros.

5. “RV,” Sony

(From Exhibitor Relations Co.)

Hot five

1. “SOS,” Rihanna, SRP

2. “Bad Day,” Daniel Powter, Warner Bros. (Platinum)

3. “Ridin’,” Chamillionaire (feat. Krayzie Bone), Universal

4. “Temperature,” Sean Paul, VP

5. “Where’d You Go,” Fort Minor (feat. Holly Brook), Machine Shop

(From Billboard magazine)

Albums

1. “Stadium Arcadium,” Red Hot Chili Peppers, Warner Bros.

2. “What’s Left of Me,” Nick Lachey, Jive

3. “1,000 Days,” Tool, Tool Disectional

4. “Jagged Edge,” Jagged Edge, Columbia

5. “Baby Makin’ Music,” The Isley Brothers (feat. Ronald Isley), Def Soul Classics

(From Billboard magazine)

Concert tours

1. Cirque Du Soleil – Delirium

2. Bon Jovi

3. Coldplay

4. Kenny Chesney

5. RBD

(From Pollstar)

VHS-DVD rentals

1. “The Family Stone,” Fox Video

2. “Last Holiday,” Paramount Home Entertainment

3. “Hoodwinked,” The Weinstein Company

4. “Aeon Flux,” Paramount Home Entertainment

5. “Fun With Dick and Jane,” Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

(From Billboard magazine)

DVD sales

1. “Hoodwinked (Widescreen),” The Weinstein Company

2. “Hoodwinked (Pan &Scan),” The Weinstein Company

3. “The Family Stone (Wide Screen),” Fox Video

4. “Last Holiday (Pan &Scan),” Paramount Home Entertainment

5. “The Family Stone (Pan &Scan),” Fox Video

(From Billboard magazine)

“The Da Vinci Code” took over the top movie spot in its first weekend in theaters.

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