Chart Preview

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 15 CHART PREVIEW

The top of next week's chart is still too close to call, as a couple of hip-hop heavyweights continue to duke it out in a bout that promises to stay nip and tuck throughout the weekend. If Eminem is victorious, it will be his fifth consecutive week at #1. As for challenger Rick Ross, regardless of where he lands on the chart, dude’s on track to beat the first week of his previous release by about 25k. You’ll note that the top five releases listed below, and 10 of the 15, are from UMG.

Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 180-190k
* Rick Ross (Def Jam/IDJ) 180-190k
* Sheryl Crow (A&M) 45-50k
Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 45-50k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 40-45k
* Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 35-40k
* Jonas Brothers, Jonas L.A. Soundtrack (Walt Disney) 35-40k
Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 27-30k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 24-27k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 24-27k
Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 21-24k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 21-24k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 18-21k
Korn (Roadrunner) 18-21k
Jerrod Niemann (Arista Nashville) 18-21k
Enrique Iglesias (Universal Republic) 18-21k
Big Boi (Def Jam/IDJ) 18-21k
* Denotes debut

You may now return to voicemailing crazed rants in a Cookie Monster yowl to complete strangers. (7/23a)