(Sept. 5)
New releases from rapper Travis Scott (Epic) and Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park) will open with sales in the 90-100k range, based on one-day reads. A second-week drop of 70% or less for The Weeknd will put him in heavy competition to remain atop the heap.
In the SPS world, we’re giving The Weeknd the edge; with 85k in combined TEA/SEA last week and streams surpassing 6 million yesterday, we’re projecting he’ll easily remain at #1 for week two.
http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297567
(Sept. 4)
Among the albums going on sale worldwide today are releases from Epic's Travis Scott (currently #1 at iTunes) and Prospect Park's Five Finger Death Punch.
Based on early reads we could see a three-way race for #1 on next week's chart as these two and The Weeknd fight for prize.
Rest up over this holiday weekend, because it’s about to be full-tilt until Christmas.
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