Adele hasn't released a brand new song since she shot to superstardom, so...we have no precedent for how well she'll do opening week.
Ke$ha yes, Rihanna yes, Taylor yes, Bruno yes. Well, One Direction no also - their album sales are better than Bieber's but can they go to his 500k+ level of Boyfriend?
Guys. Gangnam Style sold 300k this week and Taylor is more than doubling it. That means Ke$ha & Rihanna could still be selling big, despite the low percentage.
I bet:
Taylor 400k
PSY 300k
Ke$ha & Rihanna 150-200k
With songs that were discovered recently before. RHI took what... 19 weeks to get T20?
RHI sold a million copies before it was even thought to be a "single." That's hardly the same.
Like others said, there is no precedent to show that her songs don't rocket to the top. This is her first single since 21 exploded. There's no telling what this song could do right out the gate and riding off the success of 21.
With songs that were discovered recently before. RHI took what... 19 weeks to get T20?
You cannot compare. This will be her first song to be released and not already available. Of course it's going to skyrocket after all of the success of 21. "RHI" was the 4th single after the album had already sold over 6 million copies, actually almost 8 million after the Grammys surge. It'd being the slowest of anything was inevitable.
Guys. Gangnam Style sold 300k this week and Taylor is more than doubling it. That means Ke$ha & Rihanna could still be selling big, despite the low percentage.
I bet:
Taylor 400k
PSY 300k
Ke$ha & Rihanna 150-200k
We're not even three days into the week. Taylor and PSY should both end up around 300k. Agree with the other two, Ke$ha will benefit from the extra sales day, I can see her opening around 170k and Rihanna closer to 150k. But of course it all depends on how they hold up the rest of the week.
With songs that were discovered recently before. RHI took what... 19 weeks to get T20?
