J. Cole explodes onto this week’s chart with a projected 340m streams. If he exceeds that projection by even a few million, he’ll move into second place behind Drake.

*J. Cole (Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope) 375-390k Total, 140-150k Albums
Cardi B (Atlantic) 95-105k, 14-16k
The Greatest Showman (Atlantic) 59-64k, 39-42k
*A Perfect Circle (BMG) 59-64k, 54-59k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 44-48k, 34-37k
The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 35-38k, 6-7k
XXXtentacion (Bad Vibes Forever) 35-38k, 1-2k
Migos (QC/Motown/Capitol) 32-35k, 1-2k
Black Panther (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) 31-34k, 3-4k
*Lord Huron (Republic) 29-32k, 25-28k
Post Malone (Republic) 27-30k, 2-3k
Rich The Kid (Rich Forever/Interscope) 26-29k, <1k
Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) 24-27k, 7-8k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 22-25k, 6-7k
*II Tone (Black Rain Entertainment) 22-25k, 21-24k
Imagine Dragons (Kidinakorner/Interscope) 19-22k, 5-6k
*Brothers Osborne 19-22k, 15-17k
Bazzi (IAMCOSMIC/Atlantic) 18-21k, <1k
Kane Brown (RCA Nashville/Zone 4) 17-20k, 5-6k
Logic (Def Jam) 17-20k, 1-2k

*DEBUTS

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