ANOTHER #1 WEEK FOR TAY, TIM & FAITH SCORE TOP BOW

As it’s a holiday week, we present a Top 20 based on available info. Expect a larger-than-usual margin of error. As well as a larger-than-usual tumbler of hooch. But we note that Taylor Swift will enjoy a second week at #1, and the week’s top debut will come from Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. Meanwhile, with the countdown to Christmas in effect, the vocal valedictorians of Pentatonix fly into the Top 5. We'll have a traditionally updated chart for you next week.

  1. Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 251k SPS, 228k album
  2. *Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (Arista Nashville) 103k, 99k
  3. Sam Smith (Capitol) 55k, 24k
  4. Garth Brooks (Pearl) 53k (sales)
  5. Pentatonix A Pentatonix Christmas (RCA) 45k, 39k
  6. Chris Brown (RCA) 40k, 5k
  7. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 39k, 14k
  8. Post Malone (Republic) 38k, 3k
  9. P!nk (RCA) 36k, 28k
  10. Imagine Dragons (Kidinakorner/Interscope) 34k, 16k
  11. 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin' (Slaughter Gang/Epic) 33k, 2k
  12. Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 31k, 14k
  13. Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 30k, 27k
  14. Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 29k, <1k
  15. Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Atermath/Interscope) 27k, 7k
  16. *PnB Rock (Atlantic) 27k, 4k
  17. Lil Pump (Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros.) 27k, 1k
  18. *Moneybagg Yo & Youngboy Never Broke Again (N-Less Entertainment/Never Broke Again) 25k, 5k
  19. Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 25k, 3k
  20. Demi Lovato (Hollywood/Safehouse/Island) 20k, 6k

*Debuts

We now return you to your raging food hangover.

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GRAMMYS: ON WITH THE SHOW
A tricky situation indeed. (1/14a)
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Another Taylor surprise (1/15a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
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