BOTH COOL, BOTH HOT: Disney’s Frozen is set to rule the HITS Album Sales Chart once again this week with about 150k, while Capitol’s 5 Seconds of Summer will grab #2 and 143k. Both titles will hit the weekly finish line with about 10k more in sales than last week’s numbers would’ve suggested. Stay tuned for details, and keep watching our chart until it closes tomorrow.
(4/7p)
YOUR TOP 15: The race for #1 heats up this week with Capitol's 5 Seconds of Summer providing a solid challenge to Frozen, Disney's powerhouse soundtrack. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
1.
Frozen (Disney) 140-150k
2.
5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol) 135-145k
3.
Chevelle (Epic) 40-45k
4.
Christina Perri (Atlantic) 40-45k
5.
Dan + Shay (Warner Bros. Nashville) 28-32k
6.
Shakira (RCA/Sony Latin) 27-30k
7.
Johnny Cash (Sony Legacy) 21-24k
8.
Pharrell Williams (Columbia) 21-24k
9.
Lorde (Lava/Republic) 18-20k
10.
Nickel Creek (Nonesuch) 18-20k
11.
The Used (Hopeless) 18-20k
12.
Manchester Orchestra (Republic) 17-19k
13.
Now 49 (NOW) 15-17k
14.
Rick Ross (Def Jam) 15-17k
15.
John Legend (Columbia) 15-17k
16.
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 15-17k
17.
YG (CTE/Def Jam) 15-17k
18.
Steel Panther (Open E/Kobalt) 15-17k
In other news, the recent earthquakes caused fissures in the walls of the HITS cesspool, unearthing a trove of promotional cassingles from 1997.
(4/3p)