YOUR TOP 20 FIRECRACKERS

Chris Brown will debut at #1 on Friday's HITS Top 50. Five other debuts make this week's Top 20.

  1. *Chris Brown (RCA) 110-120k total activity, 35-40k album
  2. *The Black Keys (Nonesuch) 50-55k, 40-45k
  3. Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 50-55k, 11-13k
  4. Lil Nas X (Columbia) 50-55k, 1-2k
  5. Lizzo (Atlantic) 35-40k, 4-6k
  6. *J Balvin & Bad Bunny (Universal Music Latino) 30-35k, 4-6k
  7. Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 30-35k, 4-6k
  8. Jonas Brothers (Republic) 30-35k, 7-10k
  9. *Mustard (10 Summers/Interscope) 28-32k, 1-2k
  10. DaBaby (Interscope) 24-27k, <1k
  11. *Daniel Caesar (Golden Child) 24-27k, 1-2k
  12. *Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap (Chance The Rapper) 24-27k, 2-4k
  13. Ariana Grande (Republic) 22-25k, 1-3k
  14. Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 22-25k, 2-4k
  15. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (Republic) 21-24k, 2-3k
  16. Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 21-24k, <1k
  17. Polo G (Columbia) 21-24k, <1k
  18. Post Malone (Republic) 21-24k, 1-2k
  19. DJ Khaled (We The Best/Epic) 20-23k, 1-3k
  20. Elton John - Diamonds (Island)) 18-20k, 4-5k

*DEBUTS

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