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Now 50 leads the pack of releases streeting this week and could give Frozen a run for its money over Mother’s Day week.

FROZEN'S 13

Disney ST Gets Another Week at #1, While Stirling, LaMontagne, Passion Bow Top 5
Disney’s Frozen attains its 13th non-consecutive #1 on the HITS Album Sales Chart this week, moving 108k (-2%). It could be in a battle as it goes for week 14 post-Mother’s Day, but more about that later.

Three debuts crowd the Top 5. Indie violin prodigy and social-media phenomenon Lindsey Stirling grabs #2 with 56k for her Shatter Me (Lindseystomp), while RCA’s Ray LaMontagne snags the #3 position with 41k for his Supernova. A live set from sixstepsrecords’ Christian pop-rockers Passion takes #4 with 31k.

Grand Hustle/Def Jam’s Iggy Azalea, whose "Fancy" continues to blow up on iTunes and at radio, rounds out the Top 5 with 22k (-60%).

Columbia’s Pharrell Williams moves up #8-6 with 22k (+9%), while Timeflies (Island) bow at #7 with 19k. Epic’s Future (18k, -63%), Capitol Nashville’s Luke Bryan (16k, -12%) and RCA’s Shakira (14k, +8%) complete the Top 10.

The week’s biggest gainer is #16 Now 49, which spikes 25%.

And speaking of the Now franchise—on the NOW label, a joint venture between UMG and Sony that is also part of the UMe universe, but you knew that—Now 50 leads the pack of releases streeting this week and could give Frozen a run for its money over Mother’s Day week. What tricks do the folks behind these retail behemoths have up their sleeves as they tussle for the lavender-scented prize? Mom says special pricing at big boxes is always in good taste. Stay tuned.

Also out this week are albums by Verve’s Sarah McLachlan, Parlophone/Warner Bros.Lily Allen and Strange Music’s Tech N9Ne Collabos, among others.

In other news, the Obama administration invented global warming to distract you from Benghazi. Pass it on.

 

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