CHART STORY: BILLIE RETURNS TO #1

Teen phenom Billie Eilish has returned to #1 on the HITS Top 50, with WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (Darkroom/Interscope), topping the chart in its fourth week with 86k. After debuting at #1 at the start of the month, WWAFAWDWG spent the last two weeks in the #2 position; all signs indicate she's just getting started.

Parkwood/Columbia's Beyoncé lands two albums in the top 10. HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM jumps to #4 with 54k in its first full week of chart action, while 2016's Lemonade re-enters at #9 with a midweek surprise, making the album—previously only offered on Tidal or for purchase—available on all platforms.

Khalid's Free Spirit (Right Hand/RCA) moves up to #2 in its third week as K-pop giants BTS take #3 with Map of the Soul: Persona (Bighit/Columbia), after a chart-topping bow last week. The BTS lads are tops in traditional sales by a mile.

Earning the biggest debut is Lizzo's Cuz I Love You (Nice Life/Atlantic) at #6, followed by indie parody-rockers Starbomb at #15 with The Tryforce. The Rolling Stones anthology Honk (UMe) and Cage The Elephant's Social Cues (RCA) are the other top 25 bows.

Other notable leaps include Offset's Father of 4 (QC/Motown/Capitol) going from #39-34 and Lauren Daigle's Look Up, Child (Centricity/12Tone) moving #47-40.

As for marketshare, UMG ranks first with 45%, followed by SME's 26%, WMG with 25% and the Indies with 4%.

Streeting this week are albums from RCA's P!nk, TDE/Interscope's ScHoolboy Q, Hillsong's Hillsong United, Island's James TW, Columbia's For The Throne compilation, S-Curve/BMG's AJR and Alamo/Interscope's blackbear.

Now if you'll excuse us, we need to grab our squares in the Game of Thrones pool. Does anyone else have Jorah Mormont dating a dragon?

HITS LIST: HOME STRETCH
Won't be long now. (12/9a)
WICKED, DYLAN BIOPIC TO VIE FOR GOLDEN GLOBES
First peek behind the awards-season curtain (12/9a)
ON THE COVER: BRUNO MARS
We'll drink to that. (12/9a)
REGAL AT RETAIL:
TAYLOR SWIFT
Redefining "royalty" (12/9a)
99 WITH A BULLET
A national treasure keeps on dancing. (12/9a)
NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
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.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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