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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Top 15

YOUR TOP 15: As expected, Sia (provocatively pictured at right) will score her first #1 album on next week's chart. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

*Sia (Monkeypuzzle/RCA) 48-53k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 40-45k
Frozen (Walt Disney) 35-40k
Trey Songz (Atlantic) 30-35k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 30-35k
*Judas Priest (Epic) 28-32k
*Dirty Heads (Five Seven) 21-24k
Miranda Lambert (RCA Nashville) 19-22k
Now 50 (NOW) 18-21k
Lana Del Rey (Interscope) 17-20k
Brantley Gilbert (Valory) 15-18k
*Mike Stud (Electric Feel) 14-16k
Magic! (Latium/RCA) 13-15k
*Jacob Whitesides (Jacob Whitesides) 13-15k
Coldplay (Parlophone) 13-15k

*Debuts

Sam Smith is looking strong in his third week. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, Jacob Whitesides is a YouTube wunderkind whose EP, which has made noise at iTunes over the last few days, features a number of cover tunes, including a version of Smith’s “Stay With Me.” (7/10p)

 
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