Chartin’ Charlie Brown

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Charlie Brown is high on the Billboard charts this week.

No, I’m not kidding. And really, it’s no surprise that Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack to A Charlie Brown Christmas pops up regularly on Billboard’s top 200 albums at this time of year. At the moment, it’s at #84. The highest it’s ever gotten was #13.

But over on the chart that tracks solely vinyl? It’s at #2, with only the talented Miss Taylor Swift keeping it out of the top spot. So if you go buy a copy now, you’ll be in with what all the hip vinylsters are doing!

And hey, as long as we’re dealing with recordings, AAUGH Blog reader John points out that David Benoit has a new album, with a Peanuts cover and some Peanuts covers! It’s a David Benoit Christmas! is available on CD and as a download.

 

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