YOUR TOP 15

Next Week's Top 15 Selling Albums Could See Nine Debuts
While we've tried to anticipate the titles that will benefit from the Easter weekend, please expect a greater than usual margin of error. As many as nine debuts may land in the Top 15. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
*Wale (Atlantic) 85-90k sales, 90-95k SPS
Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) 55-60k sales, 70-75k SPS
*Ludacris (Def Jam) 55-60k sales, 60-65k SPS
*Death Cab For Cutie (Atlantic) 45-50k sales, 50-55k SPS
*Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville) 40-45k sales, 40-45k SPS
Sam Smith (Capitol) 35-40k sales, 55-60k SPS
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 35-40k sales, 35-40k SPS
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-35k sales, 50-55k SPS
Empire Cast (Twentieth Century Fox/Columbia) 30-35k sales, 40-45k SPS
*Three Days Grace (RCA) 30-35k sales, 30-35k SPS
*Hollywood Undead (Interscope) 30-35k sales, 30-35k SPS
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 25-28k sales, 45-50k SPS
*Van Halen (Rhino) 24-27 sales, 25- 28k SPS
Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 24-27k sales, 50-55k SPS
*Sufjan Stevens (Asthmatic Kitty) 23-25k sales, 24-27k SPS
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 21-23k sales, 35-40k SPS
*Jodeci (Epic) 21-23k sales, 22-25k SPS
*Debuts

In other news, we're gearing up for the annual HITS office Easter egg hunt, to be held at 4:20pm on Sunday (after church, of course). In case you didn't already guess, you won't find candy in our eggs.
THE HITS LIST TURKEY TROT
...with all the trimmings (11/22a)
AN AWARD-WINNING CMA GALLERY
Cowboy hats and funny caps (11/21a)
NEAR TRUTHS: WITCHING HOUR
It's not easy being green. (11/21a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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