A TOP 15 WITH NO FAKE NEWS

Drake will repeat at #1 our SPS chart this week. On the sales front, we seem to have an unprecedented five-way battle, as Metallica, Ed Sheeran, Trey Songz, Drake and Beauty and the Beast all appear to have a shot at #1 this week.

SPS
Drake
(YMCMB/Republic) 240-250k
Ed Sheeran (Asylum) 105-110k
Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney) 61-66k
*Trey Songz (WMG) 60-65k
Metallica (Blackened) 51-55k
Bruno Mars (WMG) 48-52k
Moana (Walt Disney) 44-48k
Rick Ross (Epic) 39-43k
Future (Freebandz/Epic) 36-40k
The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 34-38k
Migos (Quality Control) 34-38k
Trolls (RCA) 24-27k
Post Malone (Republic) 24-27k
Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 23-26k
FutureHNDRXX (Freebandz/Epic) 23-26k

SALES
Metallica
(Blackened) 45-50k
Ed Sheeran (Asylum) 45-50k
*Trey Songz (WMG) 45-50k
Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 45-50k
Beauty and the Beast (Walt Disney) 42-47k
Moana (Walt Disney) 24-27k
Bruno Mars (WMG) 21-24k
Rick Ross (Epic) 19-22k
*Raelynn (Warner Music Nashville) 17-20k
Trolls (RCA) 14-17k
Sing (Republic) 12-15k
Now 61 (NOW) 10-13k
Hamilton (Uptown) 7-9k
The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 6-8k
Depeche Mode (Columbia) 6-8k

*DEBUTS

In political news, the GOP believes it can get its beleaguered health-care bill passed by getting all the Democrats really stoned.

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