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Bey's on track for a big bow, as track sales bump up her SPS score.
Thursday, April 28, 2016

TOP 15 WITH THE GOOD HAIR (UPDATE)

We're holding at our previous Beyoncé projection of 475k-525k in album sales for her new Lemonade set (Columbia), and a whopping 575k-640k SPS.

Track sales fuel a TEA contribution to the latter total of 80k-90k. Tidal remains the big question, however, as it has not yet reported any sales or streams. What’s holding up the Tidal report, and can the industry expect more Mickey Mouse-ing around given the service’s recent claim of 250m streams on Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo?

Bey's 2013 self-titled "sneak attack" set, you'll recall, bowed with 618k, so Lemonade appears on track for a comparable debut. Even Becky With the Good Hair has to bow down.

Meanwhile, Prince will have another blockbuster week with multiple titles; colossal track sales largely accrue to The Very Best of compilation, which looks set to notch a quarter-mil in album sales and close to 400k SPS. Prince, too, is streaming exclusively on Tidal.

Sales:

*Beyoncé (Columbia) 475-525k
Prince, The Very Best Of (Warner Bros.) 210-230k
Prince, Purple Rain (Warner Bros.) 115-130k
Prince, The Hits/B-Sides (Warner Bros.) 50-60k
Prince, Ultimate (Warner Bros.) 33-38k
Prince, 1999 (Warner Bros.) 27-30k
Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 24-27k
*A$AP Ferg (RCA) 21-24k
*NF (Sparrow/CCMG) 18-21k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 18-21k
The Lumineers (Dualtone) 15-17k
Prince, Sign O' The Times (Warner Bros.) 15-17k
Sturgill Simpson (WMG) 14-16k
Rihanna (Westbury Road/Roc Nation) 13-15k
Hamilton (Uptown) 12-14k

SPS:

*Beyoncé (Columbia) 575-640k
Prince, The Very Best Of (Warner Bros.) 365-390k
Prince, Purple Rain (Warner Bros.) 130-150k
Prince, The Hits/B-Sides (Warner Bros.) 75-85k
Rihanna (Westbury Road/Roc Nation) 44-49k
Prince, Ultimate (Warner Bros.) 35-40k
*A$AP Ferg (RCA) 33-38k
Justin Bieber (Def Jam) 30-35k
Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 29-33k
Prince, 1999 (Warner Bros.) 28-32k
Kanye West (G.O.O.D./Def Jam) 27-30k
The Lumineers (Dualtone) 24-27k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 24-27k
Kevin Gates (Bread Winner's Association) 24-27k
Twenty One Pilots (Fueled By Ramen) 23-26k

In election news, Ted Cruz and John Kasich's agreement to work in tandem to defeat Donald Trump appeared in jeopardy this week, as Cruz called Kasich an idiot and Kasich kicked him hard in the nads.

 
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