YOUR TOP 15: Four debuts hit the Top 5 next week, with Frozen the only holdover. The Disney soundtrack remains a frosty force of nature, as the movie was made available to purchase from digital providers this week, three weeks ahead of the physical DVD release, and the animated flick (and Best Song nominee “Let It Go”) will be a huge presence at Sunday night’s Oscars. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
1.
ScHoolboy Q (TDE/Interscope) 150-160k
2.
Frozen (Walt Disney) 90-100k
3.
Kid Cudi (Republic) 90-100k
4.
Romeo Santos (Sony Latin) 90-100k
5.
Beck (Capitol) 70-75k
6.
Dierks Bentley (Capitol Nashville) 55-60k
7.
Eric Church (EMI Nashville) 40-45k
8.
The Fray (Epic) 35-40k
9.
Now 49 (NOW) 30-35k
10.
Beyoncé (Columbia) 28-32k
11.
Lorde (Lava/Republic) 27-30k
12.
St. Vincent (Loma Vista/Republic) 20-23k
13.
Katy Perry (Capitol) 20-23k
14.
Cole Swindell (Warner Bros. Nashville) 20-23k
15.
Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 18-20k
Of course, Pharrell becomes available the morning after the Oscars with G I R L, the album featuring his own Best Song, “Happy.”
(2/27p)
YOUR NEW RELEASES: Hip-hop supplants snowbound fantasy on next week's album chart, as Schoolboy Q is set to debut at #1. Romeo Santos, meanwhile, will score a career-best first week and the largest debut by a Latin artist since RBD debuted in December 2006 with 94k. Santos' previous release, Formula, Vol. 1, opened with 62k in November 2011. Here are this week's key debuts:
Schoolboy Q (TDE/Interscope) 150-160k
Kid Cudi (Republic) 90-95k
Romeo Santos (Sony Music Latin) 90-95k
Beck (Capitol) 65-70k
Dierks Bentley (Capitol Nashville) 50-60k
The Fray (Epic) 35-40k
St. Vincent (Republic) 20-25k
We have to admit that we're pretty preoccupied with what to wear on Oscar night. But we're leaning toward sweatpants.
(2/26p)