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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Weakend Chart Preview

Sony Music will score its fifth #1 in a row and seventh in the last eight weeks as Foo Fighters is set to top next week's chart with their second-best opening week total ever. Here's how it looks at midweek:

*Foo Fighters (Roswell/RCA/RMG) 225-235k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 75-80k
*Alison Krauss & Union Station (Rounder) 60-65k
*Mana (Warner Music Latina) 55-60k
*Paul Simon (Hear Music/Concord) 55-60k
Britney Spears (Jive/JLG) 40-45k
Wiz Khalifa (Atlantic) 30-35k
Songs For Japan (Universal/Sony) 30-35k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 30-35k
* Jessie J (Lava/Universal Republic) 30-35k
Chris Brown (Jive/JLG) 30-35k
*Atmosphere (Rhymesayers) 25-30k
* TV on the Radio (Interscope) 25-30k
Jennifer Hudson (Arista/RMG) 18-22k
Kirk Franklin (Gospocentric) 18-22k
Hollywood Undead (A&M/Octone) 18-22k
Katy Perry (Capitol/EMI) 17-20k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 17-20k
Now 37 (Capitol/EMI) 17-20k

* Debuts (4/14p)

 
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