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Thursday, May 28, 2015

YOUR TOP 15: ROCKY
STREAMS AHEAD

A$AP Rocky Looking at Big Bow With SPS Boost

A$AP Rocky scores #1 next week on both the HITS Album Sales and SPS (Sales Plus Streaming) charts. A$AP’s SPS number surges thanks to some very strong streaming. This year, only Drake and Kendrick Lamar have seen single week SEA (streaming-equivalent albums) over 20k. Will A$AP join that club? Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend:

*A$AP Rocky (Polo Grounds/RCA) 110-120k sales, 135-145k SPS
*Boosie Badazz (Atlantic) 40-50k, 50-60k
*Hillsong United (Hillsong) 45-50k, 45-50k
Pitch Perfect 2 (UMe) 30-35k, 45-50k
Josh Groban (Reprise) 30-35k, 30-35k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-35k, 65-70k
Twenty One Pilots (Fueled By Ramen) 21-24k, 30-35k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 20-23k, 25-28k
Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground/Varvatos/BMLG/Republic) 18-21k, 24-27k
Now 54 (NOW) 17-20k, 17-20k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 17-20k, 35-40k
Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 14-17k, 30-35k
Brantley Gilbert (Valory) 14-17k, 24-24k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 12-14k, 25-28k
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 12-14k, 21-24k

*Debuts

In other news, the chief executivese of FIFA are adamant that this latest investigation will ultimately clear their names. And they just roofied your drink.

 
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