Chart preview

YOUR DRAB WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW

Lady Antebellum will regain the #1 spot on next week's chart with a total in the 90-95k range, marking the first time this year that the #1 album has sold less than 100k. By contrast, last year at this time, only four #1 albums had crossed that mark (Bruce Springsteen, 224k; The Fray, 179k; U2, 484k; Kelly Clarkson, 255k). Through the first 12 weeks of 2010, the #1 albums will have cumulatively sold 2.45m copies. Last year, for the same period, the #1 albums cumulatively sold 1.75m copies. Now if only the rest of the chart would catch up.
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 90-95
* Marvin Sapp (Verity/JLG) 70-75k
Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam/IDJ) 55-60k
* The Edge (Razor & Tie) 50-55k (Note: This will be mostly direct-to-consumer sales that we were unaware of yesterday.)
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 45-50k
Sade (Epic) 35-40k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 35-40k
Gorillaz (Virgin/EMI) 35-40k
Jimi Hendrix Experience (Legacy) 30-35k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 30-35k
* The White Stripes (Third Man/Warner Bros.) 25-30k
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 25-30k
Gary Allan (MCA Nashville) 20-25k
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Interscope) 20-25k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 20-25k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 20-25k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to the futile task of trying to pick the upsets in the NCAA Tournament. (3/19a)