YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10 (OR 15) CHART PREVIEW: A shitload of debuts (figuratively speaking) will infiltrate the top of next week’s chart. Outside the holiday months of November and December, next week could mark the first time in nearly two years when each of the Top 15 sells more than 40k. Next Tuesday they may well be popping the champagne corks at Hollywood, in Disney’s first hat trick since they sold the Mighty Ducks. Congrats to topper Peter Paterno… Scratch that—we just learned Peter’s no longer at the label… Columbia could hit the trifecta as well, if you throw in a certain blonde bombshell from Area Code 615. Anyhoo, here’s what we’re looking at—and while we’re at it, here’s looking at you, kid....
* Paramore (Fueled by Ramen) 185-195k
* Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 160-170k
* Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 150-160k
* Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 140-150k
* Alice in Chains (Virgin) 130-140k
Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 80-85k
* Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville) 70-75k
* Madonna (Warner Bros.) 65-70k
Pearl Jam (Monkeywrench) 65-70k
* AFI (Interscope) 55-60k
* Selena Gomez & the Scene (Hollywood) 55-60k
Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 45-50k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 40-45k
* Dethklok (Williams Street) 40-45k
Harry Connick Jr. (Columbia) 40-45k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to debating a possible re-fi with your spouse. (10/2a)
UK #1
France #1
Italy # 1
Germany #1
Ireland #1
Russia #1
Czech Republic #1
Spain #2
Finland#2
Portugal #2
New Zealand #2
Japan #3
Switzerland #3
Austria #4
Norway #5
Australia #8