Don’t look now, but her Syco/Columbia album I Dreamed a Dream is on target for another 500-600k next week, which would catapult her well over double-platinum in a month, and keep the Midlands Mama at #1 for the fourth consecutive turn.
It continues a scorching closing Q4 run for Rob Stringer’s Sony Music team and particularly, Steve Barnett’s Columbia, strong as well on this week's chart with two Glee collections in the Top 10.
Decca’s Andrea Bocelli My Christmas album also remains steady, probably good enough for #2.
Big release this week is J/RMG R&B ruler Alicia Keys’ The Element of Freedom, which includes her version of the Jay-Z hit, “Empire State of Mind.” Based on reports from one-day retailers with egg nog hangovers overdose at the office party, the album is in the 330-350k range.
......but this is a great Album 
