When the chart is final next week, four of the last five chart toppers—and all of the #1 debuts in that period—will have been Country acts. Sugarland joins Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band as Incredible Machine bows with what will be the year's ninth largest debut. Also of note, Sony Music may have as many as eight titles in next week's Top 15. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
*Sugarland (Mercury Nashville) 195-205k
*Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 175-185k
*Rod Stewart (J/RMG) 70-75k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 65-70k
*Elton John/Leon Russell (Decca) 60-65k
*Glee Cast: Rocky Horror Glee Show (Columbia) 50-55k
*Shakira (Epic) 40-45k
Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 40-45k
Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 40-45k
*Third Day (Provident) 30-35k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 25-30k
Kenny Chesney (BNA/Sony Music Nashville) 25-30k
The Band Perry (Universal Republic Nashville) 25-30k
Big Time Rush (Nickelodeon/Columbia) 22-25k
*Hannah Montana Forever (Walt Disney) 22-25k
*Bob Dylan (Sony Legacy/Columbia) 22-25k
*Debuts (10/21p)
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