Rumor Mill

NEW RELEASES: GRANDE OPENING

November 3, 2020

Republic's Ariana Grande is locked in for a #1 debut on the HITS Top 50 this week with her new album, Positions. Also, lots of action out of the Capitol Tower with Trippie Redd, Sam Smith, Queen Naija...

Ariana Grande will land at #1 on this week's HITS Top 50 with her sixth studio album, Positions (Republic). The album—which will mark her fifth #1 debut—is projecting 240-260k, making it her second-biggest opening; last year's thank u, next started at 360k. With nearly 100m worldwide streams, Ari claimed the entirety of the Top 14 10/31 on Spotify's U.S. chart.

Ariana Grande (Republic) 240-260k total activity, 60-70k albums
Trippie Redd (TenThousand/Caroline) 60-70k, 2-3k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 40-50k, 20-25k
Queen Naija (Capitol) 24-28k, 3-5k

Now head to the polls.