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Bowie: A posthumous triumph.

TOP 15: BLACKSTAR GOES SUPERNOVA

David Bowie may have shuffled off this mortal coil, but he is on fire in the marketplace. His Blackstar will be the first release to knock Adele's 25 from the #1 spot—earning the late star his first-ever chart-topping set—and his brilliant catalog is selling briskly.

*David Bowie, Blackstar (Columbia) 155-165k album, 160-175k SPS
Adele, 25 (XL/Columbia) 120-125k, 140-150k
David Bowie, Best Of (Parlophone) 40-45k, 75-80k
Justin Bieber (Def Jam) 40-45k, 100-110k
Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 25-28k, 30-35k
David Bowie, The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust… (Parlophone) 15-17k, 18-20k
The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 13-15k, 37-42k
Twenty One Pilots (Fueled By Ramen) 13-15k, 33-38k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 13-15k, 24-27k
Chris Brown (RCA) 13-15k, 21-24k
Adele, 21 (XL/Columbia) 13-15k, 17-20k
Rachel Platten (Columbia) 11-13k, 19-22k
John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney) 11-13k, 13-15k
Bryson Tiller (RCA) 10-12k, 28-32k
*Straight Outta Compton OST (UMe) 9-11k, 10-12k

*Debut

In other news, Sean Penn has reportedly jumped into a large hole in hopes of interviewing Jimmy Hoffa.

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