TOP 20: BURNING UP
THE LANEZ

It’s another battle for #1 between The Weeknd and Interscope, the third in a row. This week the label has Tory Lanez in the race which, at this time, is too close to call. RCA scores a possible three in the Top 20 with The Strokes debut, the surging Trolls World Tour soundtrack, and continued steady performance from Doja Cat. Here’s how it looks at this point.

  1. The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 60-70k total activity, 10-15k albums
  2. Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope) 60-70k, 3-5k
  3. Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 60-65k, <1k
  4. Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 42-47k, ~1k
  5. Bad Bunny (Rimas) 40-45k, <1k
  6. Roddy Ricch (Bird Vision/Atlantic) 35-40k, <1k
  7. Post Malone (Republic) 35-40k, ~1k
  8. Rod Wave (Alamo/Geffec/Interscope) 33-38k, ~1k
  9. Dua Lipa (Warner) 30-35k, 3-5k
  10. The Strokes (RCA) 28-32k, 18-21k
  11. Jhene Aiko (Def Jam) 24-27k, <1k
  12. Justin Bieber (RBMG/Def Jam) 24-27K, 1-3K
  13. Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 22-25k, 3-5k
  14. Frozen 2 (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 3-5k
  15. Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 21-24k, 5-7k
  16. Harry Styles (Columbia) 21-24k, 3-5k
  17. Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 19-22k, 1-3k
  18. Trolls World Tour (RCA) 19-22k, 8-10k
  19. Megan Thee Stallion (Atlantic) 19-22k, <1k
  20. Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA) 19-22k, <1k

Debuts

If you'll excuse us, it's time to watch our stories.

NEAR TRUTHS: INCOMPARABLE
Taylor world is an ecosystem. (5/8a)
JENNIFER KNOEPFLE: THE HITS INTERVIEW
A publishing all-star tells her story. (5/8a)
HITS LIST: HANGIN' OUT
With extra relish (5/8a)
BEEF BRINGS LAMAR BACK TO SPOTLIGHT
No longer keeping his diss-tance. (5/8a)
REPUBLIC GOES 10 FOR 10
Holy mackerel, Monte! (5/8a)
THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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