CHART DATE: 03/10/2014
LAST UPDATE: 03/11/2014 13:13:11
NOW IN: FINAL
LW TW artist / album label sales index % change
-- 1 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJ 184,726 -- MASTERMIND
-- 2 PHARRELL WILLIAMS COLUMBIA 110,090 -- G I R L
2 3 FROZEN WALT DISNEY 97,435 +6% SOUNDTRACK
-- 4 LEA MICHELE COLUMBIA 62,171 -- LOUDER
-- 5 ELI YOUNG BAND REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 40,450 -- 10,000 TOWNS
5 6 BECK CAPITOL 36,724 -54% MORNING PHASE
11 7 LORDE REPUBLIC 32,839 +9% PURE HEROINE
7 8 ERIC CHURCH EMI NASHVILLE 30,444 -28% THE OUTSIDERS
1 9 SCHOOLBOY Q TDE/INTERSCOPE 30,237 -78% OXYMORON
9 10 NOW 49 NOW 27,460 -19% VARIOUS ARTISTS
10 11 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 25,940 -18% BEYONCE
-- 12 ASHANTI EONE 23,196 -- BRAVEHEART
-- 13 DAVID NAIL MCA NASHVILLE 22,801 -- I'M A FIRE
-- 14 AMERICAN AUTHORS MERCURY 22,100 -- OH, WHAT A LIFE
3 15 ROMEO SANTOS SONY MUSIC LATIN 21,338 -76% FORMULA, VOL. 2
6 16 DIERKS BENTLEY EMI NASHVILLE 18,716 -67% RISER
13 17 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 17,806 -21% PRISM
-- 18 KB REACH 16,518 -- 100 - EP
-- 19 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ATO 15,618 -- ENGLISH OCEANS
15 20 BRUNO MARS ATLANTIC 15,112 -23% UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
16 21 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 15,053 -13% MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2
21 22 JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 14,536 +1% LOVE IN THE FUTURE
20 23 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,470 0% CRASH MY PARTY
17 24 IMAGINE DRAGONS KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 14,427 -15% NIGHT VISIONS
23 25 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 13,718 0% HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
-- 26 THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS VIRGIN 13,160 -- LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS
14 27 COLE SWINDELL WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 12,874 -35% COLE SWINDELL
19 28 MILEY CYRUS RCA 12,654 -13% BANGERZ
18 29 TONI BRAXTON & BABYFACE MOTOWN 12,543 -16% LOVE MARRIAGE & DIVORCE
22 30 2014 GRAMMY NOMINEES ATLANTIC 10,351 -25% VARIOUS ARTISTS
25 31 DRAKE YM/CM/REPUBLIC 10,147 -11% NOTHING WAS THE SAME
44 32 BASTILLE VIRGIN 9,440 +50% BAD BLOOD
29 33 ARCTIC MONKEYS DOMINO 9,429 -9% AM
27 34 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 9,108 -16% KIDZ BOP 25
31 35 JHENE AIKO DEF JAM/IDJ 8,916 -1% SAIL OUT EP
35 36 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT 8,646 +3% THRIVE
30 37 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 8,479 -12% MIDNIGHT MEMORIES
34 38 KENDRICK LAMAR AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 8,148 -6% GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY
39 39 WOW GOSPEL 2014 RCA INSPIRATION 8,007 +2% VARIOUS ARTISTS
8 40 THE FRAY EPIC 7,962 -78% HELIOS
4 41 KID CUDI REPUBLIC 7,547 -91% SATELLITE FLIGHT: THE JOURNEY TO
33 42 R. KELLY RCA 7,216 -17% BLACK PANTIES
28 43 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN 7,199 -31% EMERALD: MUSICAL GEMS
-- 44 DONNIE MCCLURKIN RCA INSPIRATION 7,188 -- DUETS
-- 45 JOHN MARK MCCMILLAN LIONHAWK 7,028 -- BORDERLAND
-- 46 HILLSONG UNITED HILLSONG 6,958 -- THE WHITE ALBUM (REMIX PROJECT)
12 47 ST. VINCENT REPUBLIC 6,853 -70% ST. VINCENT
26 48 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE RCA 6,775 -38% THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE: 2 OF 2
38 49 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS MACKLEMORE 6,437 -20% HEIST
40 50 NOW 48 NOW 6,153 -13% VARIOUS ARTISTS
CHART MURMUR: Remember last week, when we told you there'd be a battle for #2 on this week's album chart between Pharrell and Frozen, and that the weekend would decide the outcome?
Well, "Happy" news for red-hot Columbia, as Pharrell's G I R L now looks to move more than 100k in its chart bow. How high will it go? Follow our chart as it builds and we'll keep you updated.
(3/10a)
YOUR TOP 15: Rick Ross will debut at #1 on the HITS Album Sales Chart next week; Pharrell Williams and Lea Michele will open in the Top 5. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend.
1.
Rick Ross (MMG/Def Jam/IDJ) 150-160k
2.
Frozen (Walt Disney) 90-100k
3.
Pharrell Williams (Columbia) 85-95k
4.
Lea Michele (Columbia) 50-60k
5.
ScHoolboy Q (TDE/Interscope) 30-35k
6.
Eric Church (EMI Nashville) 27-30k
7.
Now 49 (NOW) 24-27k
8.
Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville) 24-27k
9.
Beyoncé (Columbia) 24-27k
10.
Lorde (Lava/Republic) 23-26k
11.
Beck (Capitol) 23-26k
12.
Romeo Santos (Sony Music Latin) 21-24k
13.
American Authors (Mercury/IDJ) 21-24k
14.
David Nail (MCA Nashville) 19-22k
15.
Ashanti (eOne) 18-21k
16.
Dierks Bentley (Capitol Nashville) 18-21k
We'll back right back after this joint. Er, message.
(3/6p)
YOUR NEW RELEASES: Rick Ross will take the top spot next week, while Pharrell Williams and the Frozen soundtrack will battle for runner-up. Here are this week's key debuts.
Rick Ross (Def Jam/IDJ) 145-160k
Pharrell Williams (Columbia) 85-95k
Lea Michele (Columbia) 50-55k
Eli Young Band (Republic Nashville) 24-27k
American Authors (Mercury/IDJ) 21-24k
David Nail (MCA Nashville) 19-22k
Ashanti (eOne) 18-21k
Drive By Truckers (ATO) 12-15k
Turning to local news, the L.A. has voted to ban e-cigarettes in all public spaces. So you'll have to go back to just smoking weed.
(3/5a) 
I wanted Pharrell tho.
