Weakend Chart Preview

Jay Z and Kanye West will score the second-best debut of the year when their Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation album Watch the Throne debuts north of 500k on next week's HITS sales chart. Luke Bryan debuts with the best start of his career, continuing a recent strong run by male Country artists and giving Capitol/EMI a possible three titles in the Top 5. Columbia looks like it will have eight in the Top 15 as Adele drops out of the Top 3 for the first time in nearly six months of release. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

*Jay-Z & Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella/Def Jam/Roc Nation) 500-550k
*Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 130-140k
*Now 39 (Capitol/EMI) 95-105k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 65-70k
Eric Church (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 35-40k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 35-40k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 27-30k
Jackie Evancho (Columbia) 27-30k
Beyonce (Columbia) 24-27k
Victorious TV cast album (Nickelodeon/Columbia) 24-27k
*Glee The 3D Concert Movie soundtrack (Columbia) 24-27k
*Ace Hood (Def Jam/IDJ) 21-24k
Bad Meets Evil (Shady/Interscope) 21-24k
Foster the People (Columbia) 18-21k
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 18-21k
*Trivium (Roadrunner) 18-21k
Selena Gomez & the Scene (Hollywood) 18-21k

*Debuts (8/11p)