TOP 20: K-POP
GOES K-BOOM
BigHit/Columbia's BTS will lead the HITS Top 50 with the K-Pop sensations' best opening yet. The band previously debuted with 185k for Love Yourself: Answer in August of last year. Lil Nas X f/Billy Ray Cyrus is expected to remain on top of the Streaming Songs Chart, giving Columbia chief Ron Perry this week's #1 album and song.
*BTS (BigHit/Columbia) 215-225k total activity, 180-190k album
Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 85-90k, 17-20k
Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 65-70k, 8-11k
Nipsey Hussle (Atlantic) 55-60k, 9-12k
*Anderson .Paak (12Tone/Aftermath) 47-52k, 33-37k
Ariana Grande (Republic) 40-45k, 5-7k
Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 32-37k, <1k
Post Malone (Republic) 27-30k, 1-2k
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (Atlantic) 25-28k, <1k
Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 25-28k, 1-2k
Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 25-28k, 4-5k
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born (Interscope) 24-27k, 7-9k
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (Republic) 21-24k, 2-3k
DaBaby (Interscope) 21-24k, <1k
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Hollywood) 21-24k, 4-7k
*Aaron Lewis (Big Machine/BMLG) 21-24k, 19-22k
Travis Scott (Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic) 21-24k, <1k
Meek Mill (Atlantic) 20-23k, <1k
Billie Eilish - Don't Smile At Me (Darkroom/Interscope) 18-21k, 2-3k
NAV (XO/Republic) 18-21k, <1k
*DEBUTS
In other news, 4/16 is National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day, which we've been celebrating since mid-February.
