Razor & Tie’s Kidz Bop 21 is the highest-charting debut of the week, with 56k in sales, good for #2. YM/CM/Universal Republic’s Drake (#3), Nonesuch’s Black Keys (#4) and Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#5) round out the leaders.
Rise rockers Attack Attack! are the other Top 10 newcomers, in at #9, alongside Def Jam/IDJ’s Young Jeezy (#6), Capitol/EMI’s Coldplay (#7), Show Dog’s Toby Keith (#12-8, +13%) and Interscope’s LMFAO (#17-10, +19%).
Other new Top 50 entries include Fiya/Light/eOne gospel group James Fortune & Fiya (#13), Zoe/Rounder’s Kathleen Edwards (#40), RCA Nashville’s Martina McBride (#45) and Universal Republic’s Gotye (#50).
A pair of hits compilations re-enter the chart in Curb’s Tim McGraw Number One Hits (#34) and Capitol/EMI’s Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band’s Ultimate Hits (#48).
The week’s biggest sales increases were scored by Universal Republic’s Florence + the Machine (#45-32, +29%) and Big Machine’s Taylor Swift (#48-33, +29%), followed by WaterTower Music’s Joyful Noise soundtrack (#20-12, +18%).
This week’s new releases include Curb’s Tim McGraw, Epic’s Lamb of God,
Next week, look for Interscope’s controversial diva Lana Del Rey,
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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