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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Weakend Chart Preview

With only a week to go before the Grammys, Adele holds on to the #1 spot for an astounding 19th week. As of now, one more week will tie the Bodyguard soundtrack for the most weeks at #1 in the SoundScan era. Next up will be MC Hammer's Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, which spent 21 weeks at #1 in 1990. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

Adele (XL/Columbia) 100-110k
*Lana Del Rey (Interscope) 60-65k
*Leonard Cohen (Columbia) 35-40k
2012 Grammy Nominees (Universal Republic) 30-35k
Tim McGraw (Curb) 28-32k
*Fred Hammond (Verity) 27-30k
Drake (YM/CM/Universal Republic) 27-30k
Kidz Bop 21 (Razor & Tie) 25-28k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 19-22k
Tony Bennett (Columbia) 19-22k
Young Jeezy (Def Jam/IDJ) 18-21k
Mary J. Blige (Geffen) 18-21k
LMFAO (Interscope) 17-20k
Kelly Clarkson (19/RCA) 17-20k
Black Keys (Nonesuch) 17-20k
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 17-20k

*Debuts (2/2p)

 
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