Inside Music with Melinda Newman

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on next week's album chart

Who's the surprising chart topper?

By Melinda Newman Friday, Nov 13, 2009 4:12 PM

Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas"

It may still be two weeks before Thanksgiving but Christmas reigns supreme on next week’s chart. It looks like Andrea Bocelli’s “My Christmas” will be No. 1, in its second week in release, the holiday album rises to the top with sales of up to 175,000, according to Hits Daily Double.

Click here to check out what other holiday-themed albums are dropping/have dropped this season.

Unless there’s a last minute surge by New Jersey record buyers, the Italian classical crossover singer keeps Bon Jovi’s “The Circle” out of the pole position. That title is slated to shift around 150,000 copies. This week’s charttopper by Carrie Underwood drops to No. 3. Only two other new releases are poised to come into the top 10: Flyleaf’s “Momento Mori” and Switchfoot’s “Hello Hurricane.” Otherwise, old standbys like Taylor Swift’s “Fearless,” which will get an even bigger bump following her CMA wins, hold court.

Expect some major changes on the chart week after next, however, as Nov. 17 is one of the biggest release dates of the year with new sets from Kris Allen, John Mayer, Leona Lewis, OneRepublic, Norah Jones, Paul McCartney and more.