14 17 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 21,123 -11%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
OH C'MON!!! this needs the 50k+ sales it had before to go 3X Platinum , hopefully after RTB is finally released
Atlanta-born Bobby Ray Simmons, better known as B.o.B, looks to top the HITS album sales chart next week with his Grand Hustle/Atlantic debut, B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.
Based on one-day sales reports and the abacus employed by our crack(ed?) retail department, the album is headed for between 80-85k in sales, which should put it comfortably on top.
A prodigy of T.I., whose label he records for, B.o.B’s debut is being fueled by the smash single, “Nothin’ on You,” featuring Bruno Mars, which has already sold 1.6 million downloads. Aside from T.I., the album features contributions from an eclectic cast that includes Eminem, Janelle Monae and Lupe Fiasco, as will as alternative stars Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo.
Next highest debut appears to be Jive/RED’s veteran Welsh metalcore band Bullet for My Valentine with their third album, Fever, which cements comparisons to bands like Metallica, slated to do an impressive 65-70k.
Island/IDJ Grammy-winning rock singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge’s latest, Fearless Love, is on target for a debut week of 40-45k.
iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove’s Nickelodeon/Columbia bow, Sparks Fly, should be between 30-35k.
Meanwhile, Mercury/IDJ’s Hole, the return of Courtney Love’s band without any original members except her, will see Nobody’s Daughter sell in the 20-25k range.
The market was up 2% vs. last week, down 10% vs. same week last year and still down 10% year to date. You may now return to monitoring the Tweets of Lindsay Lohan and her psychotic dad Michael.
I can't believe Miranda is only projected to sell 30-35k. I honestly thought she had a really large fan base. iCarly gets more views than Hannah Montana and Wizards!
^ haha well the little girls mainly buy them online. And that market doesn't have a huge majority yet. So, until digital album sales match those of physical sales, it is unlikely that these new teen idols will have incredible debuts. But still, that is an impressive number with today's sales.
Billboard 200 Top 20:
WKS ON | # TW | ARTIST | TITLE | TW SALES | TOTAL SALES
1 1 GLEE CAST POWER OF MADONNA 97973 97995
13 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 82794 1852480
5 3 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLD 2.O 80791 848774
1 4 AC/DC IRON MAN 2 75974 76155
4 5 USHER RAYMOND V RAYMOND 51972 538030
5 6 VARIOUS NOW 33 36933 393438
1 7 JIMMY BUFFETT ENCORES 30822 30822
23 8 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLD 30769 1263019
75 9 ZAC BROWN BAND FOUNDATION 28567 1851842
78 10 LADY GAGA FAME 28363 3241380
1 11 CIRCA SURVIVE BLUE SKY NOISE 27829 28137
1 12 SEVENDUST COLD DAY MEMORY 26736 27401
30 13 MIRANDA LAMBERT REVOLUTION 25526 523866
16 14 KE$HA ANIMAL 24334 623840
5 15 MONICA STILL STANDING 22579 356646
46 16 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 21362 2456332
7 17 LUDACRIS BATTLE OF THE SEXES 21095 355610
2 18 MGMT CONGRATULATIONS 20056 86852
1 19 CYPRESS HILL RISE UP 18343 18456
1 20 WILLIE NELSON COUNTRY MUSIC 18085 18192
, hopefully after RTB is finally released
Sales should be higher, he's awesome.
@ Miranda 