While the Billboard Hot 100 is overrun by holiday songs, this week's Contenders looks at Taylor Swift’s recent return to the top of the Billboard 200. 

This week's The Contenders looks at whether those sleigh bells are gonna start drowning out the loudest-arriving album of late 2024. 

This week's The Contenders looks at Shaboozey going for all-time history. 

This week's The Contenders looks at Abrams’ fast-growing hit’s chance to match the Hot 100 smash going for further history.  

This week's The Contenders looks at a potential landmark chart week for the year’s longest-reigning breakout hit. 

This week's The Contenders looks at a tightly packed competition for the top spot – which also might have one or multiple late entrants from a Monday-released LP.

Wallen's "Love Somebody" looks to be the week's biggest debut -- but with a map-crossing pop star duet also creeping up from behind it.

This week’s Contenders looks at a trio of new challengers for the albums chart’s top spot.

Shaboozey’s breakout hit has reigned atop the hot 100 for 12 weeks already, but a big debut and a surging hit may present a challenge next week.  

'Mixtape Pluto' could end up the rapper's third Billboard 200-topping set of '24, which would make him the first artist this decade to have three albums debut at No. 1 in a single year.