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NEW RELEASES: NUMBERS OF THE TRIBE

November 14, 2016

Epic's hip-hop giants A Tribe Called Quest, A&M/Interscope's rockin' new Sting set, S-Curve's holiday gift from Tony-snagging Hamilton star Leslie Odom, Jr. and Capitol's U.K. siren Emeli Sandé are among this week's key releases; check the preliminary forecasts within...

Epic's hip-hop giants A Tribe Called QuestA&M/Interscope's rockin' new Sting set, S-Curve's holiday gift from Tony-snagging Hamilton star Leslie Odom, Jr. and Capitol's U.K. siren Emeli Sandé are among this week's key releases. Here's what what the field looks like right now.
 
A Tribe Called Quest (Epic) 73-83k SPS, 60-70k album
Sting (A&M/Interscope) 25-28k, 24-27k
Ronnie Dunn (NASH Icon) 14-16k, 13-15k
Leslie Odom, Jr. (S-Curve) 13.5-15.5k, 13-15k
Emeli Sandé (Capitol) 11-13k, 9-11k
 
ATCQ currently sits at #1 at iTunes, while Sting is Top 5, Odom is #6 and Sandé is Top 10. The recent death of Leonard Cohen has catapulted his final album and an anthology set onto the leaderboard as well. In other news, is it too early to start chugging eggnog?