Idolator

According to early reports, Nas has managed to pull off the seemingly impossible task of keeping Lil Wayne and Coldplay from the top spot on the Billboard albums chart. Of course, what with Miley Cyrus' album dropping next week, Nas shouldn't get too used to life on top, but around 200,000 albums sold is a decent take for an album with minimal radio airplay. Meanwhile, Tha Carter III appears to have Viva La Vida beat in the longevity game, taking second with an estimated 110,000 album sales to Coldplay's 85-90,000. The Camp Rock soundtrack slots into fourth with a projected 80-85,000 copies sold, while Kid Rock's resurgence continues with another 75,000 albums sold this week for fifth place. The rest of the top ten is a logjam in the 50,000-sold range with the Mamma Mia soundtrack, John Mellencamp, O.A.R., David Banner, Taylor Swift and NOW 28 all falling somewhere near that number. [HITS Daily Double]

Weezy had his week and those Brits in the funny military thrift outfits had their chance, but next week's chart will be the true test of what style reigns supreme: slightly insane rapping or newly avant-garde sensitive balladry. Either act could end up on top based on current projections, although Coldplay's projections have Viva La Vida holding a 240,000-225,000 advantage over Tha Carter III. The Camp Rock soundtrack will have to constrain its youthful excitement in third place, just short of 200,000 projected sales, while debuts from Motley Crue (100,000 or so) and Three 6 Mafia (around 75k) look to place fourth and fifth. The rest of the top 10 will likely have the unsinkable NOW 28, Usher, Shinedown, Piles, Disturbed, and Rihanna sulking around the bottom, wondering what Weezy has that they don't. [HITS Daily Double]

ARTIST: Various Disney Channel drones (most notably the Jonas Brothers)
TITLE: Camp Rock soundtrack
RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2008
WEB DEBUT: June 11, 2008
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