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Next top releases include Columbia’s Barbra Streisand and Geffen’s Game on Aug. 23, with Cash Money/Universal Republic’s Lil Wayne and WB’s Red Hot Chili Peppers slated for Aug. 29.

GRABBING THE THRONE

Jay Z and Kanye West are Kings of the Chart; Luke Bryan, Now 39, Ace Hood Bow
Jay Z and Kanye West are the co-rulers of the hip-hop nation this week, as their Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation album, Watch the Throne, debuts at #1 with 426k in sales, including a record 290k digital downloads at iTunes.

Capitol Nashville/EMI country star Luke Bryan’s Tailgates & Tanlines enters at #2 with a career-best 149k, good for #2, one of two titles from the label in the Top 5 alongside Eric Church (#5).

Capitol/EMI also scores at #3 with Now 39, while XL/Columbia’s Adele zeroes in on 3 million sold in the U.S. at #4.

Broken Bow’s long-running Jason Aldean album, My Kinda Party, marks its 41st week on the chart at #6, with a total past 1.6 million, followed by Columbia’s surging Jackie Evancho (#21-7, +77%, thanks to an appearance on The View and retail circulars), labelmate Beyonce (#8), Razor & Tie’s Kidz Bop Kids (#9) and chart newcomer Def Jam/IDJ rapper Ace Hood (#10).

Other debuts include Columbia’s Glee Cast: The 3D Concert soundtrack (#14), Roadrunner’s Trivium (#16), Asylum/WB’s Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame (#24) and Gracie’s Royce Da 5’9” (#49).

Jagjaguwar’s Bon Iver (#47) and BNA’s Kenny Chesney (#50) both re-enter the Top 50 Album Sales chart.

Aside from Evancho, the top duoble-digit gainers of the week are Atlantic’s Zac Brown Band (#26-18, +24%) and Startime/Columbia’s Foster the People (#19-15, +16%).

Next top releases include Columbia’s Barbra Streisand and Geffen’s Game on Aug. 23, with Cash Money/Universal Republic’s Lil Wayne and WB’s Red Hot Chili Peppers slated for Aug. 29.

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