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I AM... IT IS: Thanks to some blanket TV advertising and a series of TV performances, including last night's AMAs, Alicia Keys' critically praised new J/RMG album, As I Am, will debut at
#1 tomorrow with sales topping 700k and approaching 720k, which is more than estimated. Here’s how things are shaping up for tomorrow's Top 10: #2: Josh Groban (Reprise), 230k; #3: Celine Dion (Columbia), 206k; #4: Now 26 (EMM), 202k; #5: Garth Brooks (Pearl), 200k; #6: Eagles (self-release), 185k; #7: Led Zeppelin (Rhino/Atlantic), 134k; #8: Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella/IDJ), 120k; #9: Carrie Underwood: (Arista Nashville); and 10) Chris Brown (Jive/ZLG) 100k. (11/19p)