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Hit One Days | Lil Wayne #1 with 900k+
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Hit One Days | Lil Wayne #1 with 900k+
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New Lil Wayne Album Will be Year’s Biggest Debut, Targeted for 900k+
June 11, 2008
In Weezy we trust.
The music industry finally has something to shout about.
Thanks to an unprecedented pre-release blitz and the smash single, "Lollipop," Lil Wayne’s eagerly awaited Universal Motown release Tha Carter III is on target to sell more than 900k albums this week, almost twice as much as the previous record-holder, Mariah Carey’s E=MC2, which debuted with 475k last April. That’s based on one-day sales reports from beleaguered music retailers grateful for a little hot fun in the summertime.
If there’s brisk foot traffic across the country this Father’s Day weekend, Tha Carter III could even challenge Kanye West’s Graduation, which bowed with 957k last September. Not bad for an album which leaked all over the web last week.
It’s the biggest debut week ever for Sylvia Rhone’s Universal Motown, topping Nelly’s total of 714k back in June ’02.
Slip N Slide/Atlantic Tampa rapper Plies’ Definition of Real, which includes guest appearances from Ne-Yo, J. Holiday, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx and The-Dream, looks to be in the 225-250k area. The prolific hip-hop artist is reportedly about to drop a second disc by the end of the year.
Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s band alter ego (with Shay Haley) N.E.R.D. come out with Seeing Sounds, their first album for Interscope, which will sell about 90k, give or take.
Rock crit and Louisville jam band acolytes My Morning Jacket are receiving big buzz for their latest on ATO, Evil Urges, which could do as much as 50k in first-week sales.
Alanis Morissette gets over the loss of boyfriend Ryan Reynolds to Scarlett Johansson with her new Maverick/Reprise album, Flavors of Entanglement, by consoling herself with 45-50k in sales.
Hitting retail on Tuesday is Coldplay’s Viva La Vida on Capitol, with EMI’s immediate future banking on its success.
Don’t feel too much pressure on yourself, Chris Martin.
The market was up 5% vs last week, down 14% vs same week last year and now down 11% year-to-date. We now return you to your regularly scheduled web-surfing for ****.
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Yeah maaaannn! Holy **** Plies album is actually going to sell 250 K ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif) I don't believe it
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I'm more shocked by Plies. He's growing a fanbase. ![:D](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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How the **** is that possible? ![sick](images/smilies/images/smilies/sick.gif)
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That is f***ing colosas ![omg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ATRLSmilies/8dee7343.gif) I like him, but there isn't any stand out tracks on the album, except Lollipop. I didn't even like the Remix that much, but getting that much, is huge. Well done Weezy ![worship](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/971600d3.gif) Gonna go top 20 in the UK too ![worship](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/971600d3.gif) #8 on iTunes. Any word on NERD's sales ?
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I'm shocked by N*E*R*D and Alanis flopping. I'm not worried about Weezy cause even though I like him Coldplay's gonna have the best selling album of 2008.
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90k is not that bad for N.E.R.D. Their single isn't even taking off anywhere in the world, let alone the U.S., so to sell that many albums in its first week is pretty good.
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how much are Coldplay gonna get in there first week
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All hail Lil Wayne ![worship](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/971600d3.gif)
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Yeah N.E.R.D. is shocking. Amazing album tho.
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Originally posted by LeonazNumber#1
how much are Coldplay gonna get in there first week
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Took the words out my mouth ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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WOWWWWWWWW @ Lil and plies. 90K is good for n.e.r.d.
alanis flop ![:(](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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Quote:
Originally posted by KingofBrits
Took the words out my mouth ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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For me coldplay's first week= 1,000,000+ worldwide
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Coldplay probably won't do more than 800k in the U.S., but I hope I'm wrong.
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Coldplay is going to sell more than 1,000,000 worldwide
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![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif) WTF? that's insane ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif) , i think Coldpaly will sell like 600K - 800K in the US hopefully more ![:D](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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I know this is a Lil Wayne thread, but I think Coldplay have done a very stupid thing by releasing their album midweek. I think if they released it on Monday/Tuesday like all the other albums, it would have much larger sales. Releasing it on Thursday, then knowing the UK charts are on Sunday, there won't be as much sales. But I hope I'm wrong and that Coldplay can pull all their fans together to beat Leona's first day sales. Coldplay's main rivals in the UK are N E R D and The Fratellis, maybe Lil Wayne, but I can't see Lil Wayne being number one in the UK ![laugh](images/smilies/images/smilies/laugh.gif)
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Originally posted by musicb_/
![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif) WTF? that's insane ![eek](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/eek.gif) , i think Coldpaly will sell like 600K - 800K in the US hopefully more ![:D](http://www.atrl.net/forums/images/smilies/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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1,000,000 worldwide
Out of united states coldplay has an amazing fanbase. I think they're goin to sell 700,000 in usa and 300-400 worldwide.
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