On next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, Justin Timberlake is set for his second No. 1 this year, while red-hot singer Lorde is aiming for a No. 3 start with her debut full-length album, "Pure Heroine."
Elton John was one of the seven debuts in the top 10 this week; Nirvana's 1993 album, "In Utero," was reissued and charts separately on the Billboard 200; and Atoms for Peace's TV debut on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" drives sales. Read on for more chart news about Sammy Hagar, Icona Pop, the Beatles and more.
On next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, Justin Timberlake is set for his second No. 1 this year, while red-hot singer Lorde is aiming for a No. 3 start with her debut full-length album, "Pure Heroine."
The Billboard 200's top four albums this week are all debuts, led by Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," which launches at No. 1 with 658,000 sold tallying the second-largest sales week of 2013 behind Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20" Experience." Rounding out the rest of the top four debuts in order are new albums by Kings of Leon, Cher and Elton John.
The Billboard 200's top four albums are all debuts this week, led by Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," which launches at No. 1 with 658,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last Friday, industry sources forecast that the set would start with around 660,000-670,000.
