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In other words, multi-Grammy nominee Adele’s XL/Columbia album 21, now approaching 6.3 million in the U.S. alone, will spend another week at #1 on next Tuesday’s HITS Album sales chart.

That’s according to one-day sales reports from all those retailers who haven’t paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

In the “controversy sells” category, Interscope’s Lana Del Rey album, Born to Die, is surpassing expectations with a first-week total that should do between 55-60k. The album was also #1 at iTunes in 14 countries around the world.

Columbia’s new Leonard Cohen album, Old Ideas, his first new studio effort in eight years, since 2004’s Dear Heather, hits retail, with estimates in the 30-35k range.

Finally look for Verity Records Dove and Grammy-award winning gospel singer, bass guitarist and record producer Fred Hammond’s latest, God, Love and Romance, to score in the 25-30k range.

Album sales were up 7% vs. last week, up 2% vs. same week last year and up 2% year to date.

Track sales were down 7% vs. last week, up 5% vs. same week last year and up 6% year to date.

TEA sales were up 2% vs. last week, up 3% vs. same week last year and up 4% year to date.