TOP 15: IS LEWIS A LOCK?
It’s a tight one at the top of the Album Sales Chart as Aaron Lewis takes a slight lead over a possible Jason Aldean repeat. Meanwhile, Drake looks poised to return to #1 on the Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart for a non-consecutive 13th week. On that chart, Mac Miller leads the debuts.
SPS
1. Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 54-58k
2. Mac Miller (Warner Bros.) 46-50k
3. Suicide Squad (WMG) 46-50k
4. Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 39-43k
5. Aaron Lewis (Dot) 38-42k
6. Usher (RCA) 31-34k
7. Travis Scott (Epic) 27-30k
8. twenty one pilots (WMG) 26-29k
9. Ariana Grande (Republic) 26-29k
10. Florida Georgia Line (BMLG) 24-27k
11. Rihanna (Westbury Road/Roc Nation) 23-26k
12. Casting Crowns (Reunion) 22-25k
13. Adele (XL/Columbia) 21-24k
14. Beyoncé (Columbia) 20-23k
15. Frank Ocean (Boys Don’t Cry) 19-22k
SALES
1. Aaron Lewis (Dot) 36-39k
2. Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 35-38k
3. Mac Miller (Warner Bros.) 32-35k
4. Usher (RCA) 22-25k
5. Casting Crowns (Reunion) 21-24k
6. Ghost B.C. (Loma Vista) 18-21k
7. Suicide Squad (WMG) 16-19k
8. Florida Georgia Line (BMLG) 15-18k
9. Beyoncé (Columbia) 14-17k
10. Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 12-15k
11. Meat Loaf (Savoy) 11-13k
12. Led Zeppelin (Rhino) 11-13k
13. The Beatles (Capitol) 10-12k
14. Adele (XL/Columbia) 10-12k
15. twenty one pilots (WMG) 9-11k
NEW RELEASES: A CHART BATTLE WITHOUT DEBUTS?
We may have another battle for the top spot on the HITS Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) chart next week as none of this week’s debuts seem likely to reach the top. Jason Aldean will be looking spend another week at #1 with his They Don’t Know (on Broken Bow via RED), but he may find some competition from YMCMB/Republic’s Drake, who hasn’t dropped below 50k since release. The Canadian streaming colossus will be going for his 13th non-consecutive week at #1 on SPS, while Aldean will vie for his very first repeat atop the chart. The country superstar is expected remain #1 in album sales.
What about the week’s new releases, you ask?
Here’s what we know so far:
Mac Miller (Warner Bros.)
35-40k SPS, 30-35k albums
Aaron Lewis (Dot/BMLG)
32-37k SPS, 30-35k albums
Usher (RCA)
25-28k, 20-23k albums
