YOUR TOP 15: Coldplay and Brantley Gilbert appears set to log a second week in the top two spots, while a couple of debuts land in the Top 5. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
1.
Coldplay (Parlophone) 75-85k
2.
Brantley Gilbert (Valory) 60-65k
3.
Mariah Carey (Def Jam) 55-60k
4.
Frozen (Walt Disney) 50-55k
5.
Austin Mahone (Chase/Republic) 42-47k
6.
Now 50 (NOW) 35-40k
7.
Michael Jackson (Epic) 30-35k
8.
The Black Keys (Nonesuch/Warner Bros.) 28-32k
9.
Crowder (sixstepsrecords) 21-24k
10.
Iggy Azalea (Grand Hustle/Def Jam) 17-19k
11.
Rascal Flatts (Big Machine) 17-19k
12.
Cher Lloyd (Epic) 16-18k
13.
Neil Young (Reprise) 14-16k
14.
OneRepublic (Interscope) 13-15k
15.
Royksopp & Robyn (Cherrytree/Interscope) 13-15k
16.
Phillip Phillips (19/Interscope) 13-15k
17.
Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 13-15k
In other news, does anyone know where we can get some good headphones?
(5/29p)
YOUR NEW RELEASES: Coldplay is favored, for the moment, to repeat at #1 next week at 70-75k, but keep an eye on Brantley Gilbert and the debuting Mariah Carey. While both are long shots at the moment, a steeper-than-expected Coldplay drop could put Gilbert and Carey within striking distance of the summit. Here are this week's key debuts:
Mariah Carey (Def Jam) 60-65k
Austin Mahone (Chase/Republic) 45-50k
Crowder (sixstepsrecords) 22-25k
Cher Lloyd (Epic) 18-20k
Neil Young (Reprise) 12-14k
Röyksopp & Robyn (Cherrytree/Interscope) 12-14k
It's worth noting that Mariah's extravagantly titled Me. I Am Mariah ... The Elusive Chanteuse is currently #2 at iTunes.
(5/28p)
YOUR EARLY NUMBERS: Physical sales often start slowly after a holiday weekend; so do editors, especially if they're still stoned. We will likely see these projections increase a little as the week progresses.
Mariah Carey (Def Jam) 65-70k
Austin Mahone (Chase/Republic) 50-55k
Cher Lloyd (Epic) 17-20k
The usual caveats apply, of course. Oh, and can someone please reload the GPen?
(5/27p) 
slay, chanteuse
