WILD, the new EP by HYBE x Geffen’s global phenom KATSEYE, roars into the #1 spot on this week’s HITS Top 50 with a hefty 172k. 147k of that total comes from pure sales, the lion’s share from a special Target edition. EYEKONS, we see you.

The record bowing at #2, meanwhile, is similarly impressive. Indie idol Phoebe Bridgers can add a 113k debut to her pile of plaudits; after an inspired setup, the rapturously reviewed, emotionally raw Lost Weekend (Dead Oceans) has rocketed to a roost few independent releases can hope to attain.

These big arrivals mean that the Republic group has only six of the top 10 records this week (last week’s champs, Stray Kids, plus Morgan, Noah, Ariana, Drake and O-Dean, if you must know). Man, Monte’s gonna be pissed.

PROLIFIC, the collaborative album by Bino Rideaux and the late Nipsey Hussle (All Money In & Out the Blue/Atlantic), debuts just outside the Top 20.

This week brings new releases by Belift Lab/Geffen’s ENHYPEN, Atlantic Outpost’s STELLA LEFTY, Warner’s Weezer, Warner Nashville’s Dan + Shay, Grand Hustle/EMPIRE’s T.I., Capitol’s Sam Smith and Island’s Brandon Flowers.

In political news, Natalie Harp has almost finished wiping the drool off the nuclear codes.