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Thursday, May 23, 2013

MId-Weeks

YOUR TOP 15: As expected, Daft Punk will debut at #1 with their biggest-ever first week. Five debuts land in next week's Top 10, including the first Top 5 debut for Thirty Seconds To Mars. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

*Daft Punk (Columbia) 300-325k
*The National (4AD) 70-75k
*Darius Rucker (Capitol Nashville) 60-65k
*Thirty Seconds To Mars (Virgin) 60-65k
Great Gatsby Soundtrack (Interscope) 55-60k
George Strait (MCA Nashville) 45-50k
*French Montana (Bad Boy/Interscope) 45-50k
Vampire Weekend (XL) 45-50k
Justin Timberlake (RCA) 40-45k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 35-40k
Now 46 (UMe) 30-35k
Demi Lovato (Hollywood) 30-35k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 28-32k
Imagine Dragons (Interscope) 24-27k
P!nk (RCA) 24-27k
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore) 24-27k

* Debuts

As you'll observe from the above numbers, there's a distinct ... what's that? A daiquiri? Why, I'd love one. Hell, drop a couple of Vicodins in there and let's get this weekend started! (5/23p)

 
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