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Thursday, February 26, 2015

YOUR TOP 15: BIG SEAN GETS BIGGER

Def Jam Star Looking at a Huge Bow

Big Sean blows away expectations with sales nearly double the first week of his previous release, 2013's Hall of Fame, which opened with 72k. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

*Big Sean (Def Jam) 155-165k (125-135k sales)
*Kid Rock (Warner Bros.) 125-135k (120-130k sales)
Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 90-100k (55-60k sales)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 90-100k (65-70k sales)
Chris Brown & Tyga (RCA) 70-75k (55-60k sales)
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 70-75k (40-45k sales)
Imagine Dragons (KidinaKorner/Interscope) 60-65k (45-50k sales)
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 60-65k (30-35k sales)
Sam Smith (Capitol) 60-65k (35-40k sales)
Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 45-50k (14-17k sales)
*Red (Provident) 35-40k (30-35k sales)
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 35-40k (19-21k sales)
Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 30-35k (13-15k sales)
*Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (Rhino) 30-35k (30-35k sales)
Hozier (Columbia) 30-35k (15-17k sales)

*Debuts

In other news, net neutrality means that you can watch your amateur porn at the same download speed as big corporate porn. God Bless America.

 
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