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Friday, May 17, 2019

CHART STORY: LOGIC'S DANGEROUS DEBUT

Def Jam’s Logic will debut at #1 on the HITS Top 50 with 81k, fueled by the huge Eminem collab “Homicide." This marks the rapper/author’s third number one bow. Locked in at #2 is Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope), notching a steady 62k in her seventh week (her Don’t Smile At Me EP sits at #25).

Also bowing in the Top 10: Sammy Hagar & the Circle (BMG) at #4 and Mac Demarco(Mac’s Label/Caroline) at #10 .

As for marketshare, UMG leads with 49%, followed by SME’s 27% and WMG with 24%.

Streeting this week are albums from Columbia’s Tyler, The Creator, We The Best/Epic’s DJ Khaled, Schooboy/Interscope’s Carly Rae Jepsen, Warner Bros.’ The Head and The Heart and Caroline’s RAMMSTEIN.

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