As J. Cole is looking to snag his first No. 1 album — with his first release — next week on the Switchfoot — could both bow in the region. Their new albums are Nos. 8 and 9, respectively, on the Building chart. Finally, Mastodon sits at No. 10 on the list with its new “The Hunter” album, but a top 10 berth on the Billboard 200 isn’t guaranteed for the set.
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Glancing at the Building tally, there are a number of titles that look as if they are going to fall straight out of the Billboard 200’s top 10 after debuting there last week. The droppers: Demi Lovato’s “Unbroken,” NeedToBreathe’s “The Reckoning,” Mindless Behavior’s “#1 Girl,” Gavin DeGraw‘s “Sweeter” and Pearl Jam‘s “Pearl Jam Twenty.”
The final Billboard 200 chart won’t be unveiled until the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 5. But until then, we have a preview of what the top 10 might look like, courtesy of SoundScan’s Building Chart (See Below).
| Nielsen SoundScan Building Chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | LW BB 200 |
Artist | Title |
| 1 | NEW | J. Cole | “Cole World: the Sideline Story” |
| 2 | NEW | Blink-182 | “Neighborhoods” |
| 3 | 3 | Adele | “21” |
| 4 | 1 | Tony Bennett | “Duets II” |
| 5 | 2 | Lady Antebellum | “Own the Night” |
| 6 | NEW | Wilco | “The Whole Love” |
| 7 | 5 | Lil Wayne | “Tha Carter IV” |
| 8 | NEW | Chickenfoot | “Chickenfoot III” |
| 9 | NEW | Switchfoot | “Vice Verses” |
| 10 | NEW | Mastodon | “The Hunter” |
| The Building Chart reflects the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan’s tracking week (which ends Sunday) as reported by six major merchants: iTunes, Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Starbucks, Target and Anderson Merchandisers. Billboard estimates that they make up about 85% of all U.S. album sales. | |||