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Thursday, February 19, 2015

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Imagine Dragons Rule Album Chart, Battle Drake for SPS Supremacy

Imagine Dragons will dominate the Album Sales Chart next week, but will battle Drake for #1 on the SPS (Sales Plus Streaming) Chart. In both scenarios, Republic will claim three of the Top Four titles. We’re also seeing a continued Grammy Effect for Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, the Nominees comp and Hozier, among others. Here's what it looks like headed into the weekend:

Albums:

*Imagine Dragons (KidinaKorner/Interscope) 150-160k
Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 125-135k
Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 110-120k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 55-60k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 45-50k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 40-45k
Now 53 (NOW/Legacy) 40-45k
2015 Grammy Nominees (RCA) 23-26k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 21-24k
*Aaron Watson (BIG Label) 21-24k
Hozier (Columbia) 19-21k
J. Cole (Roc Nation/Columbia) 17-19k
Fall Out Boy (DCD2/Island) 16-18k
Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 15-17k
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 14-16k

SPS:

*Imagine Dragons (KidinaKorner/Interscope) 170-180k

Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 170-180k

Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 150-160k

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 80-85k

Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 80-85k

Sam Smith (Capitol) 70-75k

Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 40-45k

Meghan Trainor (Epic) 40-45k

Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 40-45k

Now 53 (NOW/Legacy) 40-45k

Hozier (Columbia) 35-40k

Mark Ronson (RCA) 35-40k

Fall Out Boy (DCD2/Island) 30-35k

J. Cole (Roc Nation/Columbia) 24-27k

2015 Grammy Nominees (RCA) 23-26k

*Debut

 
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