YOUR TOP 15: Blake Shelton’s latest, Bringing Back the Sunshine, currently holds a slight edge for next week’s #1, while Barbra Streisand’s Partners remains close behind. As we saw last weekend, anything can happen over the next three days. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend.
1.
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 85-95k
2.
Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 80-90k
3.
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 67-72k
4.
Prince (Warner Bros.) 40-45k
5.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Columbia/Interscope) 40-45k
6.
Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 37-42k
7.
Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 25-28k
8.
The Script (Columbia) 23-26k
9.
Chris Brown (RCA) 23-26k
10.
Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL (Warner Bros.) 21-24k
11.
Sam Smith (Capitol) 20-23k
12.
Frozen (Walt Disney) 19-21k
13.
Tove Lo (Island) 18-20k
14.
Colbie Caillat (Republic) 18-20k
15.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1 (Hollywood) 17-19k
In other news, we're bereft to note the passing of Swino, the Australian feral pig who made news after drinking 18 beers and fighting a cow. RIP, buddy.
(10/2p)
YOUR NEW RELEASES: It looks like Blake Shelton will battle Barbra Streisand for next week's #1. It just so happens that The Voice coach Shelton (seen here in a mullet-tastic pic from more than a decade ago) is one of Streisand's duet Partners, so he'll have some claim on the top spot no matter what. Here are this week’s key debuts:
Blake Shelton
(Warner Bros. Nashville) 80-90k
Lady Antebellum
(Capitol Nashville) 65-70k
Prince
(NPG/Warner Bros.) 40-45k
The Script
(Columbia) 24-27k
Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL
(NPG/Warner Bros.) 21-24k
Tove Lo
(Island) 19-22k
Colbie Caillat
(Republic) 17-19k
Melissa Etheridge
(Me) 10-12k
Gerard Way
(Warner Bros.) 10-12k
And yes, Prince is indeed releasing two albums this week, a funky affair under his own name and a rock-skewing workout with distaff trio 3RDEYEGIRL. We'd love 2 know what U think of them.
(10/1p)
Barbra
Disaster.
