Top 15

YOUR TOP 15: For only the second time this year, a rap album scores the crown as Kanye West debuts at #1. The only other hip-hop release to hit #1 in 2013 was A$AP Rocky, which debuted on top the week ending 1/20 with 139k. In fact, after the chart's brief flirtation with hard rock in the form of Queens of the Stone Age and the reunited Black Sabbath, next week will see rap albums occupy the Top 3 spots on the album chart. Here are this week's key debuts:

* Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJ) 360-385k
* J. Cole (Roc Nation/Columbia) 280-305k
* Mac Miller (Rostrum) 95-105k
*Kelly Rowland (Republic) 60-65k
Black Sabbath (Republic) 55-60k
Daft Punk (Columbia) 40-45k
Justin Timberlake (RCA) 35-40k
Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 30-35k
Hunter Hayes (Atlantic) 30-35k
Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville) 25-28k
Imagine Dragons (Kidinakorner/Interscope) 24-27k
*Sigur Ros (XL) 24-27k
Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 21-24k
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 21-24k
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore) 19-22k
*Falling In Reverse (Epitaph) 19-22k

*Debuts

In other industry news, a record-label intern was rewarded for excellent work today, receiving an extra dollop of gruel. (6/20p)