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PICTURE THIS: In the latest retail snapshot heading into Memorial Day weekend, Audioslave is pulling away from the pack and is a lock for #1 at 270k-280k. The fight is now for #2, pitting Common, presently looking to debut at 200k-210k, against System of a Down, who are falling toward the same numerical range in week two. Askers are asking whether Mariah Carey, who’s bouncing toward180k-190k, will get enough of a bump from her Oprah appearance to get into the mix for #2 as well. Yes, kids, Mimi is a monster, with “We Belong Together” at #1 and more upcoming singles than Carter has liver pills. Other notable debuts include Gorillaz (90k-100k), Young Gunz (70k-75k), Seether (70k-75k), Marquez Houston (65k-70k), B.G. (60k-65k), Alkaline Trio (45k-50k), The Longest Yard ST (45k-50k) and Pretty Ricky (45k-50k). (5/27p)
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And then there’s Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi (Island), which has held its ground for weeks now and isn’t giving any up just yet. The latest projections indicated a showing of 180k-190k for the week, but her appearance on Oprah last week could give her enough of a bounce to put her in contention for #2 as well. Keep your eyes glued on the chart as it builds to its thrilling conclusion this afternoon to see how this plays out.
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LW TW artist/ album label power index % change
-- 1 AUDIOSLAVE INTERSCOPE/EPIC 265,723 --
OUT OF EXILE
-- 2 COMMON GEFFEN 188,757 --
BE
3 3 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJ 174,837 +2%
1 4 SYSTEM OF A DOWN AMERICAN/COL 171,823 -63%
MEZMERIZE
2 5 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 120,131 -56%
HONKEYTONK UNIVERSITY
-- 6 GORILLAZ VIRGIN 96,127 --
DEMON DAYS
4 7 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 94,610 -42%
STAND UP
-- 8 SEETHER WIND-UP 82,997 --
KARMA & EFFECT
8 9 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 76,555 -5%
THE MASSACRE
6 10 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 75,279 -10% -
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Next week’s biggest debut looks to be Epic’s Oasis, with a shot at 100k, meaning Mariah has a shot to reclaim her throne.
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