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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Weakend Chart Preview


The good news is, we have some new releases this week. The bad news is, it's gonna be another record-setting week as the #1 album may not even top 40k. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend (read 'em and weep):

*Cake (Upbeat/ILG) 37-42k
*Cage the Elephant (Jive/RED) 34-37k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 32-35k
Bruno Mars (New Elektra) 29-32k
Nicki Minaj (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 29-32k
Country Strong (Sony Music Nashville) 27-30k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 27-30k
Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella/IDJ) 25-28k
*Steel Magnolia (Big Machine) 24-27k
The Black Keys (Nonesuch) 22-25k
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 21-24k
*LeCrae (Reach) 20-23k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 18-21k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 18-21k
Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 18-21k
*Debuts (1/13p)

 
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