L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It's a good week to be in a major label rock band. Nineties survivors Matchbox Twenty and relative newcomers Imagine Dragons own the top two spots on this week's pop chart, and both are winning sales with hand clap-driven mid-tempo singles.  more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Matchbox Twenty have scored their first U S number one album with their first release in a decade The groups North sold 95000 copies in its first week of release to climb to the top of the Billboard 200 chart according to Nielsen SoundScan fi... more info

411 Mania — Their first album since 2002... more info

Mjsbigblog — With 55.94% of reports in, Matchbox 20 is topping the chart. This is their first album since 2007 and first all new album since 2002. Next up is NOW 43 features Carly Rae Jepsen, One Direction, Cher Lloyd, XF US judge Demi Lovato and Voice judge Ada... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — What do Dylan, ZZ Top, Billy Talent, Matchbox Twenty, Stars, Pet Shop Boys, the Avetts and Melissa Etheridge have in common? New albums. So let's stop the talk and start the rock. more info

411 Mania — North should take the top spot... more info

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Chorus.fm — Watch *Matchbox Twenty* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/matchboxtwenty) perform on The Today Show here (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041478/vp/48884645#48884645). Submitted by b42 more info

USA Today Music — New music from Dave Stewart, Mark Knopfler Matchbox Twenty, and Chick Corea & Gary Burton mark 40 years since their first collaboration. more info

ContactMusic — Singer Rob Thomas struggled to reunite with his bandmates in Matchbox Twenty after launching a successful solo career - because sharing the spotlight felt like a demotion The Push hitmakers went on hiatus in 2008 after wrapping a massi... more info