RUMOR MILL
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
KNOT YOUR USUAL TOP 20
Slipknot will debut at #1 as the Top 3 this week are all new.
- *Slipknot (Roadrunner) 110-120k total activity, 95-105k album
- *Rick Ross (Epic) 70-75k, 17-20k
- *Trippie Redd (TenThousand) 52-57k, 4-6k
- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 40-45k, 5-7k
- Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 39-44k, 8-10k
- Lizzo (Nice Life/Atlantic) 30-35k, 4-5k
- Chris Brown (RCA) 30-35k, 1-3k
- Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 27-30k, 2-3k
- Shawn Mendes (Island) 27-30k, 1-3k
- NF (NF Real Music/Caroline) 25-28k, 1-3k
- Drake - Care Package (OVO/Republic) 25-28k, 2-4k
- Lil Nas X (Columbia) 25-28k, <1k
- Descendants 3 (Walt Disney) 25-28k, 9-11k
- Dreamville & J. Cole (Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope) 24-27k, <1k
- Post Malone (Republic) 21-24k, <1k
- Drake - Scorpion (YMCMB/Republic) 18-21k, <1k
- DaBaby (Interscope) 18-21k, <1k
- Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 17-20k, 2-3k
- Lil Durk (Alamo/Interscope) 17-20k, <1k
- Chance The Rapper (Chance The Rapper) 17-20k, <1k
In other news, after poring over 33 years of HITS photos for our forthcoming Anniversary Special, we're not sure if our symptoms are due to filing-cabinet mold or just anguish over our choice of career.
*DEBUTS
JESUS IS COMING—REALLY
Your skepticism is understandable, given recent history. (10/21a)
 U.K. MIDWEEKS: A BATTLE FOR #1 Sometimes our two countries seem quite distinct from each other taste-wise. (10/21a)
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BEHIND THE SCENES WITH KANYE
And lo, there was much earned media.
MOE, MARSHMELLO AND MONEY
The story of a "faceless" brand that got very, very big.
THE NEW WORLD OF A&R
The trap they all fell into.
GRAMMY NOMS
Who deserves consideration in the genre categories?
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