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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Weakend Chart Preview

The post-Memorial Day slump sets in on next week's chart, with no title even coming close to six figures. Look for Adele's NBC Sunday night special to boost sales at digital retailers, so don’t count her out, even while we're giving John Mayer a slight lead for #1 in week two. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

John Mayer (Columbia) 70-75k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 55-60k
One Direction (Syco/Columbia) 40-45k
*Regina Spektor (Sire) 35-40k
Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 30-35k
*Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Vagrant) 28-32k
Now 42 (Capitol/EMI) 24-27k
Lionel Richie (Mercury Nashville) 22-25k
*Sigur Ros (XL) 20-23k
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 20-23k
Norah Jones (Blue Note/EMI) 20-23k
Gotye (Fairfax/Universal Republic) 18-21k
Slash (Dik Hayd/EMI Label Services) 15-18k
Nicki Minaj (YM/CM/Universal Republic) 15-18k
fun. (Fueled By Ramen) 15-18k

*Debuts (5/31p)

 
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