YOUR TOP 20 IS
A BIG HIT

BTS should debut with the year's biggest first week thus far with strong physical sales and D2C.

  1. BTS (BigHit/Columbia) 300-350k total activity, 280-300k albums
  2. Youngboy Never Broke Again (NBA/Atlantic) 90-100k, 3-5k
  3. Roddy Ricch (Bird Vision/Atlantic) 60-65k, <1k
  4. Justin Bieber (RBMG/Def Jam) 60-65k, 9-12k
  5. Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) 55-60k, 50-55k
  6. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (Highbridge/Atlantic) 55-60k, 2-3k
  7. Post Malone (Republic) 50-55k, 2-4k
  8. Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 35-40k, 7-9k
  9. Pop Smoke (Victor Victor/Republic) 35-40k, 1-3k
  10. Trippie Redd (TenThousand/Caroline) 30-35k, 3-5k
  11. Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 30-35k, 6-8k
  12. Frozen 2 (Walt Disney) 27-30k, 6-8k
  13. Halsey (Capitol) 25-28k, 5-7k
  14. DaBaby (Interscope) 25-28k, <1k
  15. Harry Styles (Columbia) 25-28k, 4-6k
  16. Taylor Swift (Republic) 24-27k, 4-6k
  17. Travis Scott & JACKBOYS (Cactus Jack/Epic) 22-25k, <1k
  18. Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 22-25k, 3-5k
  19. Tame Impala (Interscope) 22-25k, 7-9k
  20. Lil Wayne (Young Money/Republic) 21-24k 1-2k

Debuts

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THE HITS LIST TURKEY TROT
...with all the trimmings (11/22a)
AN AWARD-WINNING CMA GALLERY
Cowboy hats and funny caps (11/21a)
NEAR TRUTHS: WITCHING HOUR
It's not easy being green. (11/21a)
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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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