YOUR MID-WEEK UPDATE: Justin Timberlake will hold on to the #1 spot next week as six new albums debut in the Top 10. Blake Shelton's debut, meanwhile, will mark his career-best first week. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
Justin Timberlake (RCA) 300-325k * Lil Wayne (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic) 200-210k * Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 180-190k * OneRepublic (Interscope) 55-60k * Depeche Mode (Columbia) 55-60k * Alan Jackson (Capitol Nashville) 45-50k Bruno Mars (Atlantic) 40-45k * The Strokes (RCA) 35-40k P!nk (RCA) 30-35k Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 30-35k Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 30-35k Imagine Dragons (Interscope) 28-32k * Sevendust (7Brothers) 28-32k * Thompson Square (Stoney Creek) 28-32k Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 27-30k Les Miserables (Republic) 24-27k Now 45 (Capitol) 24-27k
* Debuts
Timberlake's 20/20 Experience is 2013's YTD sales champ and will be the first million-seller of the year (this honor has belonged to a Sony label for three years running). Speaking of RCA, Nipper's red-hot masters currently have four songs (two by JT, one by P!nk and one by Pitbull) and three albums (Timberlake, P!nk and The Strokes) on the iTunes Top 10. What's more, the #5 iTunes single, Rihanna's smash "Stay" (Def Jam/IDJ), was co-written by and features RCA artist Mikky Ekko, whose solo debut is due to roll out later this year. (3/28p)
I'm guessing 400-500k then.
Not surprising for a panned album.
