Rumor Mill

YOUR TOP 15, BROUGHT TO YOU BY RIRI (UPDATE)

February 2, 2016

Based on early reads, it looks like Rihanna's highly anticipated, surprise release, ANTI (Westbury Road/Roc Nation), will top this week's album sales chart with approximately 125k even after giving away a million albums.

Based on early reads, it looks like Rihanna's highly anticipated, surprise release, ANTI (Westbury Road/Roc Nation), will top this week's album sales chart with approximately 125k even after giving away a million albums. Keep in mind that's a strictly digital number, as the physical version won't street 'til this Friday (2/5). XL/Columbia's Adele will consequently slide down to #2 again in her 11th week out.

*Rihanna (Westbury Road/Roc Nation) 120-125k sales, 160-175k SPS
  Adele (XL/Columbia) 90-95k, 107-112k
*Kevin Gates (Bread Winner’s Association) 85-95k, 95-105k
*Sia (Monkey Puzzle/RCA) 70-75k, 83-88k
*Charlie Puth (Artist Partner Group) 50-55k, 66-71k
  Justin Bieber (RBMG/Def Jam) 27-32k, 68-73k
  Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 25-30k, 30-35k
*Dream Theater (Roadrunner) 23-27k, 24-28k
  David Bowie (Columbia) 23-28k, 24-29k
  Panic! At the Disco (DCD2/Fueled by Ramen) 18-22k, 28-32k
  2016 Grammy Nominees (Republic) 18-22k, 18-22k
  Coldplay (Parlophone) 16-20k, 21-25k
  Twenty One Pilots (Fueled by Ramen) 16-20k, 41-45k
*Tedeschi Trucks Band (Fantasy/Concord) 17-20k, 18-21k
  Kidz Bop 31 (Razor & Tie) 17-20k, 17-20k

*Debuts

In other news, Donald Trump offered an uncharacteristically humble concession speech after coming in second in Iowa. He then tweeted about how he was the most humble guy who ever lived in the whole history of the universe.