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TOP 20: BURNING UP THE LANEZ

April 16, 2020

It's another battle for #1 between The Weeknd and Interscope, the third in a row. This week, the label has Tory Lanez in the race which, at this time, is too close to call. RCA scores a possible Top 20 trifecta with The Strokes debut, the surging Trolls World Tour soundtrack and continued steady performance from Doja Cat...

It’s another battle for #1 between The Weeknd and Interscope, the third in a row. This week the label has Tory Lanez in the race which, at this time, is too close to call. RCA scores a possible three in the Top 20 with The Strokes debut, the surging Trolls World Tour soundtrack, and continued steady performance from Doja Cat. Here’s how it looks at this point.

  1. The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 60-70k total activity, 10-15k albums
  2. Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope) 60-70k, 3-5k
  3. Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 60-65k, <1k
  4. Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 42-47k, ~1k
  5. Bad Bunny (Rimas) 40-45k, <1k
  6. Roddy Ricch (Bird Vision/Atlantic) 35-40k, <1k
  7. Post Malone (Republic) 35-40k, ~1k
  8. Rod Wave (Alamo/Geffec/Interscope) 33-38k, ~1k
  9. Dua Lipa (Warner) 30-35k, 3-5k
  10. The Strokes (RCA) 28-32k, 18-21k
  11. Jhene Aiko (Def Jam) 24-27k, <1k
  12. Justin Bieber (RBMG/Def Jam) 24-27K, 1-3K
  13. Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 22-25k, 3-5k
  14. Frozen 2 (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 3-5k
  15. Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 21-24k, 5-7k
  16. Harry Styles (Columbia) 21-24k, 3-5k
  17. Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 19-22k, 1-3k
  18. Trolls World Tour (RCA) 19-22k, 8-10k
  19. Megan Thee Stallion (Atlantic) 19-22k, <1k
  20. Doja Cat (Kemosabe/RCA) 19-22k, <1k

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