It all depends on the date when The E.T. video is arriving.
S&M can get to #1 in 3 weeks (as Deemy already stated) because by then S&M's only real competition on the BBH100 will be E.T. (or Born This Way, depending on when they release the new video and when the glee episode is airing)
Eh, I don't think the video for E.T. is gonna do much. Music videos really only greatly affect sales when the song is widely unknown, but since E.T. is already vastly played on radio I doubt it'll give it a major boost.
I think we all agree that the goal at this point is not S&M = #1
BUT Loud to keep on selling like it is.
And also... S&M to have the most longevity possible.... I need it to go 2xPlatinum AT THE VERY LEAST.
If S&M goes 2xPlatinum even if it peaks at #3.... its more than enough for me.... Coz there are SOOOOOOOO MANY singles left in the album... and the main goal of Platinum in the US and 4.000.000 copies worldiwide is Checked and 'almost checked' already.
So the pressure on the album performance is really not there....
I think we all agree that the goal at this point is not S&M = #1
BUT Loud to keep on selling like it is.
And also... S&M to have the most longevity possible.... I need it to go 2xPlatinum AT THE VERY LEAST.
If S&M goes 2xPlatinum even if it peaks at #3.... its more than enough for me.... Coz there are SOOOOOOOO MANY singles left in the album... and the main goal of Platinum in the US and 4.000.000 copies worldiwide is Checked and 'almost checked' already.
So the pressure on the album performance is really not there....
Everything above that its AMAZING
I dont think S&M will go #1 but its much more impressive that the longevity Loud is having
It all depends on the date when The E.T. video is arriving.
S&M can get to #1 in 3 weeks (as Deemy already stated) because by then S&M's only real competition on the BBH100 will be E.T. (or Born This Way, depending on when they release the new video and when the glee episode is airing)
:P
I dont think S&M will go #1 but its much more impressive that the longevity Loud is having
isn't E.T. from outer space 
new peak!!!!