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

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