[ciara]

Poor Kelly! Kanye and J Cole are gonna probably be on top, with Kelly being #3.

[DvnR]

Originally posted by Genocide

I doubt it will be that high. But I can't see anything under 100K for him - which isn't bad considering this is a low-key release to the GP

edit: He's promoting? If so I expect higher

No, he's not. The only things he has done is the SNL performance. Everything else has been projections around the country of New Slaves and being at the Governors Ball Festival.

[Αnt]

J Cole robbed for the top spot.

[Willy.]

J. Cole wasn't robbed

[Lil Misty]

Aint no way he doing better than Daft Punk

[Willy.]

Originally posted by Lil Misty

Aint no way he doing better than Daft Punk

Kanye is much more established in the US, anyway.

[UnusualBoy]

Those numbers are amazing considering he didn't release anything official to promote the album!

[.:Allen:.]

I doubt it, but we'll see

[Rico Shameless v2]

It's not difficult to believe, though. Once the album drops, stations across the US will be playing material off it at their own will, hyping/talking it up live on air. Of course it's going to be everywhere online. The word of mouth will likely build it close to what they're predicting, if not surpassing.

I feel like he'll drop some video or something the day of release.

[Rigalo]

Not exactly seeing it but that would be great!

[Rigalo]

Originally posted by ciara

Poor Kelly! Kanye and J Cole are gonna probably be on top, with Kelly being #3.

She'll be #4 behind Mac Miller.

[iamvladd]

Kanye West, Mac Miller, J Cole: Hip-Hop's Super Tuesday
Next week could be the biggest for new rap albums in two-and-a-half years.

June 18 sees the release of three hip-hop sets that are all on course for sizable sales debuts: Kanye West's "Yeezus," J. Cole's "Born Sinner" and Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With the Sound Off."

According to early sales forecasts from industry sources, "Yeezus" might sell 500,000 copies in its first week. Behind him will likely be "Born Sinner" with perhaps 150,000 to 200,000. "Watching Movies With the Sound Off" could sell as much as 100,000.

If West and Cole both sell over 100,000 -- which seems a sure thing -- it will mark the first time two rap albums have debuted with more than 100,000 in the same week since November of 2010. That Thanksgiving, West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" started with 496,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" bowed with 375,000. The two albums started at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, respectively.

With Miller also in the June 18 mix, things get even more interesting. While a 100,000 start for his album isn't necessarily a lock, if it does more more than 100,000, that would give us three 100,000-plus rap debuts in a week. We haven't had that happen since way back in November of 2006. That Thanksgiving week saw the release of Jay-Z's "Kingdom Come" (680,000), Snoop Dogg's "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" (264,000) and 2Pac's "Pac's Life" (159,000).

West's album, which had been kept tightly under wraps, leaked to the Internet on June 14. Five days earlier, Miller's set went viral, while Cole's effort reached the Web on June 7. The leaks have been taken into account when projecting their first week sales.

We'll have further updates on the sales forecast for West, Cole and Miller after their albums hit retail on June 18.

http://www.billboard.com/biz/article...source=twitter

[BLaCKPoWeR]

So they're all doing pretty good!

[Stephen]

Ye better snatch

[Kang.]

Didn't think topping MBDTF's numbers was even a possibility.

[bubblegum]

All I care about is Yeezus, not the other two

[Vin]

Kanye West is one of the most hated musicians, yet can still pull a half a mil without
even trying. He doesn't even need a single out or payola for radios to play his
music. True artist. He doesn't need to suck up to the public for sales.



...Vin

[Brite Lites ☆]

And without a single out

[RobynYoBank]

Kanye West's Yeezus, due Tuesday on Def Jam, is expected to sell 500,000 copies its first week.

"That's what industry forecasters suggest," says Keith Caulfield, Billboard's associate director of charts/retail. "It's difficult to a degree to predict an album's sales until it actually goes on sale, but the closer you to are to the release date, the better you can tell. It's like a weather forecast."

The half-million mark would put the rapper's sixth studio album in the same ballpark as previous releases. Watch the Throne, 2011's collaboration with Jay-Z, opened with 436,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. West's two most recent solo albums enjoyed similar launches: 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with 496,000, and 2008's 808s & Heartbreak with 450,000. Both were released during Thanksgiving week.

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[KESTER]

Originally posted by Vin

Kanye West is one of the most hated musicians, yet can still pull a half a mil without
even trying. He doesn't even need a single out or payola for radios to play his
music. True artist. He doesn't need to suck up to the public for sales.



...Vin

You'd know all about being a true artist, wouldn't you!

i understand. I had my very own issue with ‘die young’ for this reason. I did NOT want to sing those lyrics and I was FORCED TO.

Congrats Ye!