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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

MID-XMAS WEEK
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Adele is very likely to hit 1m in sales again this week—the third time in five weeks of release. Her Majesty is celebrating in regal fashion, according to a tweet earlier today.

Here's how the chart looks three days before Christmas:

Adele, 25 (XL/Columbia) 980k-1.05m album, 1.02-1.05m SPS
* Chris Brown (RCA) 135-145k, 160-170k
Justin Bieber (Def Jam) 125-135k, 185-195k
Pentatonix, That’s Christmas to Me (RCA) 115-125k, 130-140k
* John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, (Walt Disney) 90-95k, 95-100k
Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 70-75k, 75-80k
One Direction (XL/Columbia) 60-65k, 80-85k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 50-55k, 60-65k
Adele, 21 (XL/Columbia) 48-53K, 57-62k
Pentatonix (RCA) 45-50k, 48-53k
Now 56 (NOW/UMe) 43-48k
Coldplay (Parlophone) 40-45k, 50-55k
Carrie Underwood (Arista Nashville) 36-41k, 39-44k
* Pusha T (Def Jam) 35-40k, 38-43k
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 35-40k, 40-45k
Michael Buble, Christmas (Reprise) 35-40k, 48-53k

* Debuts

 
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