Album Chart

WHAT'S SELLING FOR CHRISTMAS: In lieu of a full chart, here is this week's projected Top 20. Please expect a greater than usual margin of error. The big winners? Not unexpectedly, Taylor Swift and One Direction top this week's tally, with T.I. the leading debut.

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 285-290k
One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 180-185k
Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 165-170k
*T. I. (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) 165-170k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 135-140k
Rod Stewart (Verve) 110-115k
Phillip Phillips (19/Interscope) 95-100k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 95-100k
*12/12/12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (Columbia) 80-85k
Alicia Keys (RCA) 75-80k
Now 44 (Capitol) 75-80k
P!nk (RCA) 75-80k
Adele (Columbia) 70-75k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 70-75k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 70-75k
Essential Now That's What I Call Christmas (Capitol) 70-75k
Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville) 70-75k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 70-75k
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) 65-70k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 65-70k
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 65-70k

*Debuts

Other debuts:
Blink-182 (Blink-182) 50-55k
Chief Keef (Interscope) 50-55k
Les Miserables soundtrack (Republic) 40-45k (12/25a)

TOP 20: TAYLOR'S WORLD
Of course it is. (12/11a)
NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART TWO)
I.B.'s independent-spirit awards (12/11a)
DANIEL NIGRO: CRACKING THE CODE
The co-writer-producer of the moment, in his own words (12/11a)
REGAL AT RETAIL:
TAYLOR SWIFT
Redefining "royalty" (12/10a)
NEAR TRUTHS: A TOUR OF '24 (PART ONE)
The beginning of the end (12/10a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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