TOP 20: LABOR
OF LUST

Lana Del Rey and Meek Mill remain in the lead, for now, with nearly identical full-week projections. But Tyler, the Creator closes in as a possible spoiler for #1 this week. After appearing out of the race over the weekend, Tyler has seen his sales and streams pick up.

  1. (*) Lana Del Rey (Interscope) 85-90k SPS, 60-65k album
  2. (*) Meek Mill (Atlantic) 85-90k, 40-45k
  3. (*) Tyler, the Creator (Odd Future/Columbia) 80-85k, 48-53k
  4. Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) 50-55k, 17-20k
  5. Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 48-53k, 28-32k
  6. (*) The Descendants 2 (Walt Disney) 45-50k, 30-35k
  7. Linkin Park Hybrid Theory (Warner Bros.) 40-45k, 28-32k
  8. Linkin Park One More Light (Warner Bros.) 37-42k, 27-30k
  9. DJ Khaled (We The Best/Epic) 35-40k, 3-5k
  10. (*) Romeo Santos (Sony Music Latin) 33-38k, 25-28k
  11. 21 Savage (Slaughter Gang/Epic) 30-35k, 5-7k
  12. Linkin Park Meteora (Warner Bros.) 30-35k, 19-21k
  13. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 28-32k, 9-11k
  14. French Montana (Bad Boy/Epic) 27-30k, 6-8k
  15. (*) Nav & Metro Boomin’ (Boominati/Republic) 25-28k, 6-8k
  16. Imagine Dragons (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) 25-28k, 7-9k
  17. Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 24-27k, 2-4k
  18. Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 24-27k, 9-11k
  19. Post Malone (Republic) 22-25k, 1-2k
  20. Moana (Walt Disney) 22-25k, 9-11k

(*) Debuts

In other news, we miss summer vacation.

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