Six debuts land in next week’s Top 15 led by Fueled By Ramen’s twenty one pilots. Taylor Swift may battle the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack for the runner-up spot on our SPS chart, driven by the recently premiered (and record-breaking) "Bad Blood" video. Brantley Gilbert returns to the Top 15 with the deluxe version of his Just As I Am. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend:
*twenty one pilots (Fueled By Ramen) 125-135k sales, 130-140k SPS
Pitch Perfect 2 (UMe) 65-70k, 75-80k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 40-45k, 80-85k
Josh Groban (Reprise) 35-40k, 35-40k
*Zedd (Interscope) 35-40k, 40-45k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 27-30k, 35-40k
*Brandon Flowers (Island) 27-30k, 28-32k
*Jamie Foxx (RCA) 25-28k, 28-32k
*Faith No More (Ipecac) 24-27k, 25-28k
Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground/Varvatos/BMLG/Republic) 22-25k, 28-32k
Now 54 (NOW) 21-24k, 21-24k
Brantley Gilbert (Valory) 22-25k, 28-32k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 19-22k, 35-40k
*Gerardo Ortiz (Sony Latin) 18-21k, 19-22k
Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 17-20k, 35-40k
*Debuts
Notice: In honor of the forthcoming holiday, we have now commenced loading the cermonial bong. Subsequent posts may be even less coherent than usual.
DODGING BULLETS AND DIVINE PURPOSE
Kamasi Washington answers our questions. (2/26a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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