TOP 20: DABABY IS UP

DaBaby will, at least temporarily, unseat Post Malone from the #1 spot on Friday's HITS Top 50. This will be the ninth week that Interscope has held the #1 spot in 2019, tying it with Republic for the most weeks this year.

Unless Kanye’s long-touted Jesus Is King album makes an appearance this weekend, next week could be a tie-breaker as both DaBaby and Post will likely vie for the summit. The Beatles' Abbey Road will re-enter the Top 5 at #3 thanks to its 50th Anniversary edition.

1. DaBaby (Interscope) 145-155k total activity, 9-11k album
2. Post Malone (Republic) 115-125k, 9-12k
3. The Beatles (Capitol) 75-80k, 65-70k
4. Kevin Gates (Breadwinner's Association) 60-65k, 9-11k
5. Taylor Swift (Republic) 60-65k, 14-17k
6. Whiskey Myers (Wiggy Thump/Thirty Tigers) 40-45k, 40-45k
7. Young Thug (Atlantic) 40-45k, <1k
8. Lil Tecca (Galactic/Republic) 35-40k, <1k
9. Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 30-35k, 5-7k
10. Chris Brown (RCA) 28-32k, 3-4k
11. Lizzo (Nice Life/Atlantic) 28-32k, 3-4k
12. Jon Pardi (Capitol Nashville) 27-30k, 19-22k
13. Lil Nas X (Columbia) 24-27k, <1k
14. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 23-26k, 17-19k
15. Sturgill Simpson (Elektra) 21-24k, 17-20k
16. Quality Control: Control The Streets, Vol. 2 (QC/Motown/Capitol) 21-24k, <1k
17. Dreamville & J. Cole (Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope) 19-22k, <1k
18. Young MA (M.A. Music) 19-22k, 2-3k
19. Post Malone - Beerbongs (Republic) 19-22k, 1k
20. Travis Scott (Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic) 18-21k, <1k

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