Your Weakend Chart Preview

Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records hip-hop star T.I.’s new album, No Mercy, is the week’s top debut, cracking the Top 5, with Columbia’s Susan Boyle still holding forth at the top of the chart. Walt Disney's Daft Punk Tron: Legacy soundtrack is also showing some surprising strength, with a projected total of 60-65k. The rest of the chart shapes up as follows:

Susan Boyle (Columbia) 250-270k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 190-210k
Glee Cast Christmas (Columbia) 160-170k
Jackie Evancho (Columbia) 160-170k
* T.I. (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 135-145k
Josh Groban Illuminations (Reprise) 80-85k
Nicki Minaj (YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 75-80k
Andrea Bocelli My Christmas (Decca) 75-80k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 70-75k
Glee Cast Vol. 4 (Columbia) 65-70k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 65-70k
Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic (Island/IDJ) 60-65k
*Daft Punk Tron: Legacy soundtrack (Walt Disney) 60-65k
Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella/IDJ) 60-65k
Josh Groban Noel (Reprise) 55-60k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 55-60k
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 55-60k
*Charlie Wilson (Jive/JLG) 50-55k
Keith Urban (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 50-55k
*Debuts (12/9p)