But very close, nonetheless.

EVANESCENCE OPENS UP
CHART DOOR

Wind-up’s #1 Debut Could Hit 400k, The Killers, George Strait, Beck, Monica and Jet Also Headed for Bows

October 4, 2006

There’s nothing evanescent about Evanescence.

Amy Lee’s reconstituted goth band is targeted for the #1 spot on next week’s chart with Wind-up’s The Open Door headed for anywhere between 375-400k, based on first-day sales figures from all retailers still taking our calls. That’ll be good enough to top Island Vegas rockers The Killers’ Sam’s Town, which appears bound for a #2 debut, with upwards of 320k.

MCA Nashville’s George Strait is right behind those two with an estimated 260-280k for his latest, It Just Comes Natural. He can say that again. Interscope’s Beck comes with The Information, which looks headed for 100k, as does J diva Monica’s The Makings of Me.

Elektra’s Jet (50-60k), RCA Nashville’s Chris Young (40-50k) and Verity gospel great Fred Hammond (30-35k) are also assured of Top 50 debuts. Also on tap: Concord's Ray Charles/Count Basie posthumous collaboration (30k), Virgin's Sleepy Brown (25k) and Interscope blue-eyed soul man Robin Thicke (15-20k).

Next week, J Records' Rod Stewart, Sony BMG Nashville's Jimmy Buffett, G Unit/ Interscope's Lloyd Banks, Rowdy/Universal Motown's Sammie, a Christmas album from SBMG Nashville's Brad Paisley and a Deutsche Grammophon album featuring Sting with strings hit retail shelves.

Boooooooooo

Ev suck

Wtf!!! Christina is selling more than Robin at this point. I despise Pharrell now for not promoting him.

Great News.

OMG Awesome.

GO EV!!!!!!!

Yay 4 them. They totally deserve it.

100k for Monica is brilliant.

good sales.......

The Open Door is REALLY growing on me. I'm ready to say it's better than Sam's Town. There, I said it lol.

Evanescence #1, Killers #2. Just as expected.

Good to hear. The Open Door is a spectacular album and it deserves to be #1.

Good week for rock music! Sales are solid and the Christmas season is not too far away. Good for those bands.

I'm happy for Evanescence and just like their last album, this album is just as good and like every single song.

Great, Evanescence and The Killers topping the chart!!!!!!

Woooo I was hoping to hear this ^_^_^

I've got to get the Killers and the Evanescence CD this week. They both sound awesome.

Jimmy v.s. Rod next week. Someone out of those is getting the #1, one way or another.

EVANESCENCE OPEN BIG: Amy Lee is queen of the goth this week as Evanescence’s Wind-up album The Open Door looks headed for the top slot on this Tuesday’s Top 50 with 400-420k. That should be enough to beat back The Killers’ Island album, Sam’s Town, with between 320-330k, good for a #2 finish. MCA Nashville country star George Strait is the other Top 5 debut, slated for a #3 bow and between 260-270k in sales. Columbia’s Tony Bennett is next (130-140k), followed by Jive/ZLG’s Justin Timberlake (110-120k), Def Jam South/IDJ’s Ludacris (95-100k) and Virgin’s Janet Jackson (95-100k). Interscope’s Beck (90-95k)and J’s Monica are the two other Top 10 debuts in the 90-95k area, with Columbia’s John Mayer and Universal Republic’s Hinder both looking at between 75-80k. Other chart newcomers include Elektra’s Jet (55-60k), RCA Nashville’s Chris Young (40-45k), Verity’s Fred Hammond (40-45k), Concord’s Ray Charles/Count Basie (25-30k), Virgin’s Sleepy Brown (15-20k) and Interscope’s Robin Thicke (15-20k). (10/6p)

Hopefully that number will go up more.

UK+USa sales
the killers:330+260=590 K
Evanescence:420+90=510 K

which band will get the first spot worldwide???

You forgot Australia #1 for Ev, Japan #1, Holland #2 and Germany #1.

Don't really know who will get the number one spot worldwide but it seems the numbers are really close.

I like their album THE OPEN DOOR very much

And the top albums is right
Evanescence is always better than The Killers