It's no race for #1 this week, as Taylor Swift is ahead at midweek by a substantial margin, which will give folklore (Republic) its sixth consecutive week on top. Debuts from Metallica and Katy Perry will compete for the week's top new entry.

Taylor Swift (Republic) 86-91k total activity, 40-45k albums
Pop Smoke (Victor Victor/Republic) 74-79k, 1-2k
Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 63-68k, 1-2k
Metallica (Blackened) 50-60k, 48-53k
Katy Perry (Capitol) 50-60k, 40-45k
Hamilton (Uptown/Atlantic) 45-50k, 3-5k
Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 37-42k, <1k
Rod Wave (Alamo/Geffen/Interscope) 35-40k, <1k
Internet Money (Internet Money/TenThousand) 31-36k, ~1k
DaBaby (SCMG/Interscope) 30-35k, <1k
Post Malone (Republic) 28-32k, 1-2k
Harry Styles (Columbia) 25-28k, 5-7k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Republic) 24-27k, 3-4k
Polo G (Columbia) 24-27k, <1k
Gunna (Young Stoner Life) 21-24k, <1k
The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 21-24k, 1-2k
NEEDTOBREATHE (Elektra) 19-22k, 14-17k
Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 19-22k, 1-2k
Morgan Wallen (Big Loud) 19-22k, ~1k
Juice WRLD - Goodbye (Grade A/Interscope) 19-22k, <1k

Debuts

In Labor Day news, we're looking forward to a refreshing holiday weekend that will be exactly like every work day.