Zac Brown Band debuts at #1 with its third Atlantic release, besting the first week of its previous album by over 70k. All four major distributors are represented nicely in this week's Top 15, with Sony having five titles for the lead, WEA next with four titles and UMG and EMI each having three. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
*Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 215-230k
*Frank Ocean (Def Jam/IDJ) 125-135k
Chris Brown (RCA) 45-50k
Maroon 5 (A&M/Octone) 45-50k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 45-50k
Linkin Park (Warner Bros.) 35-40k
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 35-40k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 35-40k
One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 30-35k
Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 30-35k
Eric Church (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 18-21k
Usher (RCA) 18-21k
Luke Bryan (CapitolNashville) 18-21k
MMG Presents, Vol. 2 (Maybach) 18-21k
*Hank Williams, Jr. (Bocephus/WB Nashville) 17-20k