NEXT WEEK'S BATTLE FOR #1: EARLY READS
Lana Holds Lead, Sam Comes on Strong,
Linkin Grows in Early Numbers
Early, early reads in advance of next week's three-way chart battle have Interscope's Lana Del Rey at 175-200k, Capitol's Sam Smith at 140-160k and Warner Bros.' Linkin Park at 110-120. Take these with the usual grains of salt and stand by for further updates.
At iTunes,the deluxe edition of Sam's In the Lonely Hour jumped to #1 this afternoon, followed by Lana and Linkin, while Sam's standard edition is #6; on the singles side, Sam's "Stay With Me" is #5