RUMOR MILL
Thursday, August 30, 2018
LOVE YOUR TOP 20
BTS score their second #1 album and remain the only K-Pop act to top the chart. The second-largest debut this week comes from Latin act Ozuna, whose Aura will debut in the Top 10 with a total that could exceed 50k. The XXXTentacion boost is thanks to a physical re-release of 17 that marks the set's one-year anniversary. 
- *BTS (BigHit/Columbia) 175-185 Total, 135-145k Albums
- Travis Scott (Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic) 93-98k, 3-4k
- Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 86-91k, 5-6k
- Ariana Grande (Republic) 69-74k, 15-17k
- Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 64-69k, 10-12k
- Post Malone (Republic) 54-59k, 5-6k
- *Ozuna (VP/Dimelo VI) 49-54k, 8-9k
- XXXTentacion – 17 (Bad Vibes Forever/Empire) 37-40k, 19-22k
- Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 36-39k, <1k
- *Alice In Chains (BMG) 32-35k, 31-34k
- Cardi B (Atlantic) 31-34k, 1-2k
- XXXTentacion - ? (Bad Vibes Forever) 30-33k, 1-2k
- Trippie Redd (TenThousand) 26-29k, <1k
- The Greatest Showman (Atlantic) 24-27k, 12-14k
- Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 22-25k, 4-5k
- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 21-24k, 6-7k
- Post Malone (Republic) 20-23k, 1-2k
- Lil Baby (QC/Motown/Capitol) 19-22k, <1k
- Cole Swindell (Warner Bros. Nashville) 19-22k, 14-16k
- Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 17-20k, 1-2k
*DEBUTS
In news related to this week's chart-topper, our website is much funnier in the original Korean.
CALL MY AGENT:
JOHN MARX His first concert was Buffalo Springfield at the Indio Date Fair. (9/17a)
 HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALLWe're manning the merch table. (9/13a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
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Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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