1. Beyonce – Beyonce – A
2. Blame It All On My Roots – Garth Brooks – C+
3. Wrapped In Red – Kelly Clarkson – B
4. Black Panties – R. Kelly – B-
5. Midnight Memories – One Direction – C+
6. Duck The Halls – The Robertsons – D+
7. Because The Internet – Childish Gambino – C-
8. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem – B+
9. Prism – Katy Perry – C
10. Frozen – V/A – C-
Comment: Beyonce is head and shoulders above the rest with a ridiculous 750K + units moved at fifteen bucks a pop and no overhead, no publicity, all digital. Brooks is quite impressive with his non-digital release. It might be more last hurrah than new paradigm but as hurrahs go, I’m impressed.