CHART STORY: UNITED THEY STAND

The members of Hillsong United have officially scored their first #1 this week with People (Live) (Hillsong via Capitol Christian), which bows with 119k. P!nk enters with the second-biggest debut, as her Hurts 2B Human (RCA) appears at #2, moving 109k. And ScHoolboy Q’s Crash Talk (TDE/Intescope)—another new release—rounds out the Top 3 with 78k.

Other noteworthy debuts include Rob Thomas’ Chip Tooth Smile (Atlantic) and AJR’s Neotheater (S-Curve). Those come in at #9 and #11 with around 30k and 29k, respectively.

As for what’s streeting this week, Columbia’s Vampire Weekend just dropped Father of the Bride—their fourth full-length, and first in six years.

Meanwhile, UMG leads the marketshare pack with 50%. SME has 26% at #2, and WMG follows with 24%.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Please excuse any typos. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we’ve assumed a strict diet of guacamole and tequila until July Fourth, which is when we’ll be switching to hot dogs and beer.]


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