iTunes charts

iTUNES CHARTS: It’s soundtrack city on the albums side, with UMe’s Pitch Perfect actually slipping ahead of Republic’s Les Miz, right below the current chart-topper, A&M/Octone’s Hollywood Undead—but it’s all in the family, right, gentlemen? Indeed, with Taylor Swift in the next slot, Universal’s got the top four albums heading into the weekend, with Interscope’s surging Imagine Dragons and Republic’s Black Veil Brides making it six outta 10. Meanwhile, stability reigns on the singles chart, with Blake Shelton and yet another Red track crashing the exclusive party. The most intriguing question is: when will Macklemore & Ryan Lewis—the Seattle Seahawks of the Top 40—complete their climb to the top? (1/11a)