Mothership, Led Zeppelin's two-disc best-of set released Nov. 13, debuted at No. 7 in the Billboard 200 chart.
The same Dec. 1 chart listing also ranks Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" at No. 14 Billboard's among hot ringtones. The 1971 track also peaked at No. 30 among hot digital songs.
The new album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss is hanging on to Billboard's top 25 in its fourth week since release. Now at No. 25, Raising Sand was an unexpected hit right away, peaking at No. 2 in its first week.
Next week's chart listings are expected to contain Led Zeppelin's The Song Remains the Same soundtrack. The double-disc release was reissued on Nov. 20 along with a new 2-DVD adaptation of the band's 1976 movie of the same name.
Jason Bonham
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Led Zeppelin makes top 10 Billboard debut
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Steve "The Lemon" Sauer is a writer and musician based in Boca Raton, Fla., who has dedicated a portion of his life researching the history of rock group Led Zeppelin and monitoring the ongoing careers of the band's surviving members. Although he was barely a year old when Led Zeppelin broke up and it took him until his teen years to appreciate the music, it didn't take long to make up for it.
In 2007, Steve launched Lemon Squeezings: Led Zeppelin News to cover the lead-up to the band's reunion concert at the end of that year. Since then, he has closely examined every rumor of a followup tour since then, often dispelling or clarifying misinformation perpetrated by the mainstream media. Using his journalistic training, Steve has also uncovered some facts and accounts previously unreported elsewhere.
At age 18, he began publishing On This Day In Led Zeppelin History, a daily newsletter detailing the interactions of members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and their manager, Peter Grant. The newsletter is located at www.OnThisDayInLedZeppelinHistory.com.
He enjoys uncovering stories and has employed various methods to communicate those stories to Led Zeppelin's vast fan base, utilizing terrestrial radio and the many facets of the Internet: from Usenet newsgroups to plain e-mail and now Facebook and Twitter. Steve also connects with live audiences when performing as a backup vocalist and keyboard player with various bands, including past onstage appearances with three cover or tribute acts performing the music of Led Zeppelin.
Do you have a news tip to share with Steve? Do you have something you would like him to write about? Would you like to book him for a speaking engagement? He can be contacted by e-mail at Steve at LedZeppelinNews.com.
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