TOP 20: KOD 'S K.O.

J. Cole explodes onto this week’s chart with a projected 340m streams. If he exceeds that projection by even a few million, he’ll move into second place behind Drake.

  1. *J. Cole (Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope) 375-390k Total, 140-150k Albums
  2. Cardi B (Atlantic) 95-105k, 14-16k
  3. The Greatest Showman (Atlantic) 59-64k, 39-42k
  4. *A Perfect Circle (BMG) 59-64k, 54-59k
  5. Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 44-48k, 34-37k
  6. The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 35-38k, 6-7k
  7. XXXtentacion (Bad Vibes Forever) 35-38k, 1-2k
  8. Migos (QC/Motown/Capitol) 32-35k, 1-2k
  9. Black Panther (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) 31-34k, 3-4k
  10. *Lord Huron (Republic) 29-32k, 25-28k
  11. Post Malone (Republic) 27-30k, 2-3k
  12. Rich The Kid (Rich Forever/Interscope) 26-29k, <1k
  13. Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) 24-27k, 7-8k
  14. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 22-25k, 6-7k
  15. *II Tone (Black Rain Entertainment) 22-25k, 21-24k
  16. Imagine Dragons (Kidinakorner/Interscope) 19-22k, 5-6k
  17. *Brothers Osborne 19-22k, 15-17k
  18. Bazzi (IAMCOSMIC/Atlantic) 18-21k, <1k
  19. Kane Brown (RCA Nashville/Zone 4) 17-20k, 5-6k
  20. Logic (Def Jam) 17-20k, 1-2k

*DEBUTS

In other news, stay tuned for our New & Developing/Music Biz special, which is shaping up to be hefty enough to really smart if you get hit in the head with it.

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