YOUR NEW RELEASES:A battle could be shaping up for the #1 album next week between the debuting John Mayer and current chart-topper Luke Bryan. Here are this week's key debuts:
John Mayer (Columbia) 145-155k TGT (Atlantic) 65-70k Jimmy Buffett (Mailboat) 55-60k Earl Sweatshirt (Columbia) 55-60k A$AP Ferg (RCA) 30-35k Tedeschi Trucks Band (Sony Masterworks) 20-25k Blue October (Up/Down) 14-16k The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Republic) 14-16k
This week's key debuts at the UMPG dispensary include This Bud, It Is a Wonderland and CheebaBurger in Paradise. Read more on this developing story in the upcoming HITS 27th Anniversary Issue. (8/20p)
Meh. First week sales of his 2012 album were 219,000 (total album sales: 580,000). I thought he'd be doing more than both those numbers considering how long he's been in the business.