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YOUR FOURTH OF JULY WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW

Eminem will easily hold onto the #1 spot next Tuesday, as the album experiences far less decay than the typical high-volume, second-week decline, with a likely fall-off of just around 55%. Shady will lead as many as six UMG titles into the Top 10—a nice housewarming present for incoming co-CEO Lucian Grainge. That said, it's always difficult to know how things will trend during a holiday weekend, however, especially one that most people spend outside. With that caveat, here's how things are trending going into the long weekend:

Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 320-340k
Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 115-125k
* The-Dream (Def Jam/IDJ) 55-60k
Twilight Saga: Eclipse ST (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 55-60k
Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 45-50k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 40-45k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 35-40k
* 3OH!3 (Atlantic) 35-40k
Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 30-35k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 27-30k
Sarah McLachlan (Arista.RMG) 24-27k
Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) 24-27k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 24-27k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 21-24k
The Roots (Def Jam/IDJ) 21-24k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 17-20k
* Scissor Sisters (Downtown) 17-20k
* Howard Shore, Twilight Saga: Eclipse score (E1) 17-20k
* Denotes debut

You may now return to desperately trying to get the hell out of Dodge, along with 35 million other Americans. (7/2a)