This week’s US albums race will likely yield a split-chart scenario.<\/p>\n
Queens Of The Stone Age’s “Villains” is the current frontrunner on the pure album sales front. Lil Uzi Vert’s “Luv Is Rage 2,” however, looks set to post a markedly greater overall consumption total.<\/p>\n
According to Hits Daily Double, “Villains” is on track to shift about 50-55,000 pure US copies this week. No other album is expected to break 40,000.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500), however, tips the scale in favor of the Lil Uzi Vert album. While it is only expected to sell 25-28,000 pure copies, the TEA and SEA units may lift its first-week consumption total to 110-120,000.<\/p>\n
“Villains,” on the other hand, is expected to post 55-60,000 in overall consumption. It is certain to trail “Luv Is Rage 2” on that front, and it may also debut below XXXTentacion’s “17” (projected for 65-70,000 units, with 15-18K coming from pure sales).<\/p>\n
Pure sales figures inform placement on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart. Consumption drives the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Luv Is Rage 2” will be the week’s most-consumed album, while “Villains” will likely win the sales race.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047],"tags":[9620,6557,9619,392,9621,8348],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n