YOUR TOP 15 (PLUS ONE): As expected, Eminem will debut at #1 on next week's chart in exactly the same range as his previous album, "Recovery," debuted in 2010.Following the CMAs, Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line remain flat or gain slightly vs. last week. Other CMA beneficiaries on next week's chart will include Kacey Musgraves and Blake Shelton, although neither appear headed for the Top 15 at this point."Duck Dynasty" clan The Robertsons' "Duck the Halls" holds remarkably strong in its second week, dipping only a few thousand units. Will it be the best-selling holiday album of 2013? Stay tuned. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
1.
Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
725-750k
2.
Celine Dion (Columbia)
75-80k
3.
Katy Perry (Capitol)
60-65k
4.
The Robertsons (EMI Nashville)
60-65k
5.
Kelly Clarkson (RCA)
40-45k
6.
Avril Lavigne (Epic)
40-45k
7.
Arcade Fire (Merge)
30-35k
8.
Drake (YM/CM/Republic)
30-35k
9.
Lorde (Lava/Republic)
30-35k
10.
Miley Cyrus (RCA)
28-32k
11.
Pentatonix (Madison Gate)
27-30k
12.
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville)
24-27k
13.
Justin Timberlake (RCA)
18-21k
14.
Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville)
18-21k
15.
Susan Boyle (SYCO/Columbia)
17-20k
16.
The Wanted (Mercury/IDJ)
17-20k
In other Xmas release news, the UMPG Security Team's seasonal sing-along album, Let's Smoke the Tree, features such yuletide perennials as "Rudy the Red-Eyed Intern," "O Holy **** (Am I Stoned)" and "Angels We Have Heard When High."
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YOUR NEW RELEASES: Guess he's earned the right to call himself a rap god, huh? Hip-hop megastar Eminem will score this year's second largest debut this week. Here are this week's key new releases:
Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
700-750k
Celine Dion (Columbia)
70-80k
Avril Lavigne (Epic)
40-45k
Pentatonix (Madison Gate)
27-30k
The Wanted (Mercury/IDJ)
18-20k
Il Divo (SYCO/Columbia)
14-16k
James Blunt (Atlantic)
14-16k
Jake Miller (eOne)
14-16k
M.I.A. (Interscope)
12-14k
In other release news, Toronto mayor Rob Ford has admitted to reporters that he smoked crack, which is the most exciting thing that has ever happened in Toronto.
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