At iTunes, the deluxe edition of Sam's In the Lonely Hour jumped to #1 this afternoon, followed by Lana and Linkin.

NEXT WEEK'S BATTLE FOR #1: EARLY READS

Lana Holds Lead, Sam Comes on Strong,
Linkin Grows in Early Numbers
Is this thing tightening up?

Early, early reads in advance of next week's three-way chart battle have Interscope's Lana Del Rey at 175-200k, Capitol's Sam Smith at 140-160k and Warner Bros.' Linkin Park at 110-120. Take these with the usual grains of Tuesday salt and stand by for further updates.

At iTunes,the deluxe edition of Sam's In the Lonely Hour jumped to #1 this afternoon, followed by Lana and Linkin, while Sam's standard edition is #6; on the singles side, Sam's "Stay With Me" is #5

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