YOUR TOP 15: Maroon 5 will debut at #1 next week, powered by hit single “Maps” and a TV onslaught by the band and frontman Adam Levine. UMG looks set to score eight of the Top 10, including Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Legend, which is surging this week thanks to being the 99 cent Album of the Week at Google Play. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend:
1.
Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 150-160k
2.
Jeezy (Def Jam) 95-105k
3.
Guardians of the Galaxy (Hollywood) 50-55k
4.
Ariana Grande (Republic) 45-50k
5.
Sam Smith (Capitol) 30-35k
6.
Now 51 (NOW) 30-35k
7.
Frozen (Walt Disney) 27-30k
8.
Counting Crows (Capitol) 27-30k
9.
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Legend (Island) 21-24k
10.
Miranda Lambert (RCA Nashville) 19-22k
11.
Wiz Khalifa (Atlantic) 19-22k
12.
5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol) 17-20k
13.
KEM (Motown) 17-20k
14.
Brad Paisley (Arista Nashville) 16-18k
15.
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 16-18k
Technically, the 99-cent price point on Marley is offset by the fact that you have to spend at least ten bucks on weed to enjoy it properly. Speaking of which, can somebody reload this GPen already?
(9/4p)
YOUR NEW RELEASES: 222/Interscope's Maroon 5 will debut at #1 on next week's HITS Album Sales Chart with V, while Def Jam's Jeezy looks set to touch down with a strong retail bow. Here are this week’s key debuts:
Maroon 5 (222/Interscope)
145-155k
Jeezy (Def Jam)
90-100k
Counting Crows (Capitol)
28-32k
Speaking of Maroon singer Adam Levine, we're hoping for a cameo on the sitcom he's exec-producing for NBC about his teen dreams of stardom in the '90s. We miss our '90s hair. Well, all of our hair, really.
(9/3a) 
