With the Mother’s Day weekend upon us, several of the albums below should benefit from last minute gift-giving. On the singles side of things, P!nk f/Nate Ruess and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will battle it out for #1 for yet another week. The two songs have been swapping the #1 and #2 spots for the past month. Last week, Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us” won the top spot by about 6,500 units. Can it hold on, or will “Just Give Me A Reason” return to the top? Stay tuned. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend:
*Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville) 145-155k
*The Great Gatsby (Interscope) 90-95k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 80-85k
*Now 46 (Capitol) 80-85k
*Pistol Annies (RCA Nashville) 80-85k
Justin Timberlake (RCA) 60-65k
Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia) 50-55k
*Rod Stewart (Capitol) 40-45k
Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 30-35k
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Macklemore) 27-30k
Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 27-30k
Imagine Dragons (Interscope) 25-28k
P!nk (RCA) 24-27k
Fantasia (RCA) 20-23k
*She & Him (Merge) 19-21k
Florida Georgia Line (Big Machine/Republic) 19-21k
*Music of Nashville, Season 1, Vol. 2 (Big Machine) 19-21k
Fall Out Boy (Island/IDJ) 18-20k
The Band Perry (Republic Nashville) 18-20k
*Debuts
If you’re searching for a last-minute Mother’s Day gift, by the way, the fine folks at UMPG say the Lavender Kush Assortment is always in good taste. [HitsDailyDouble]