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Music News: First-week sales predictions: Rihanna - 'Loud'
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99k, just to mock all of you. And Susan Boyle will outsell her by one copy. 
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Originally posted by rihannar0x8
To be honest I really dont know.
Amazon doesnt mean ****, it never represents sales well.
And plus she has two versions of the album in the top 80 so thats probably in the 30's-40's combined for pre-order.
I really, really dont know.
I think unfortunately, it could reach as low as 140k, but it could also surprise and go as far as 250k.
It doesnt really matter, as long as her songs keep smashing, she'll have great consistent numbers like always, and christmas sales will be really good.
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And I was correct! 
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Originally posted by Last Boy on Earth
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they don have dat natural sense of humor like me 
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Originally posted by rihannar0x8
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no shade but you said 140-250...with such a huge margin of error you were bound to be correct.
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Originally posted by Haus_of_Nicole
no shade but you said 140-250...with such a huge margin of error you were bound to be correct.
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I'm saying I was prepared for low or high.
Im not a stan who expected 250k, I'm saying there was a small chance she could pull something that high, but it wasnt that likely.
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Originally posted by ozlovezashlee
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mmmmmm
Wasn't that off. 
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Rihanna - ‘Loud’
Posted Mon 15 Nov 2010 18:58 GMT by Kev Kharas in Album Reviews
After coming out fighting last time round off the back of a messy, violent break-up with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, it's nice to hear Rihanna getting back to something approaching normality on ‘Loud'. The previous album's dystopian burlesque made for a spectacular live show and anything that provides a single as loin-chargingly brilliant as ‘Rude Boy' can never be a bad thing.
But there was the sense that ‘Rated R' was a retort. To focus on the past any longer would have made Rihanna seem fixated upon it, but though opening track ‘S&M' feels like a hangover from the whips and chains of the ‘Rated R' days, here the singer quickly assumes the air of someone getting on with things. Of course, this being Rihanna, the subject matter isn't exactly kitchen sink.
As well as ‘S&M', with its talk of sex smells and light bondage sessions, ‘Man Down' finds the singer pursued by sirens after filling a body with bullets during an altercation in the street. The track is one of the best Rihanna's ever recorded, klaxons firing through Barbadian patois as she poses as a reluctant fugitive figure over a ‘Blade Runner' rocksteady beat.
But other moments of high drama tend to be more mundane: ‘Cheers (Drink To That)' is a love song addressed to alcohol's healing powers, while lead single ‘Only Girl (In The World)' and ‘What's My Name' are both happy enough just chasing infatuation's thrill. She sounds better this way - natural, confident, sexy; even if the latter track does feature the worst rap ever to roll off Drake's tongue.
Another truly terrible moment comes in the form of ‘California King Bed', a tortuous ballad with an awful, wailing chorus line and an awful, wailing guitar solo tacked on the end that would probably sound more comfortable in the throat of someone 20 years older. Of the 11 tracks here there are probably five that are gold, though, and that's a good ratio for Rihanna.
The duet with Nicki Minaj on ‘Raining Men' is one of those tracks: a weirdo romp through chain gang "Hey!"s that finds Minaj boasting of having "the tightest hole" while moaning "but I couldn't find that thing with a microscope". Another famous collaborator pops up on the final number, Eminem contributing a typically irked verse to ‘Love The Way You Lie (Part II)'.
The song seems to be a heartfelt paean to domestic abuse and though Rihanna gets her fair share of punches in you can't help but feel she'd have been better off with more material like ‘Man Down', its music felt in her Barbadian blood, its lyrics carrying her off onto new, imagined narrative plains. Here's hoping she finds a way to keep things fresh.
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Would Yahoo reviews lie?
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I think she's gonna sell 150k in the USA.
In Europe she can reach 200k easily, but I'm expecting 180k.
Worldwide she could reach 350k, but I think she won't ... from 300-330k.
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I don't care first week total will be huge ! Loud is an amazing album it deserves!
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Originally posted by stooki3
2k
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Beyonce in avatar! Everything is clear! 
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The holiday season has indeed arrived and next week’s Billboard 200 will prove it. Remember when 60,000 was enough to land you a No. 1 album? Next week, the highest that would get you is No. 10, my friend. Plus, as the release avalanche continues, 11 of the top 15 spots are debuts, according to Hits Daily Double.
Susan Boyle’s “The Gift” will handily stay atop the leader board with sales of up to 325,000, which is, remarkably, no drop off at all from her current first week sales. Likely to come in at No. 2 is another reality show talent contestant, Jackie Evancho. The “America’s Got Talent” pint-sized singer’s “O Holy Night” CD/DVD is on tap to sell up to 260,000 copies. Rihanna has to settle for third place for “Loud,” despite very nice first week numbers of up to 195,000. Rascal Flatt’s “Nothing Like This,” will be right behind her at No. 4, while Keith Urban’s “Get Closer” should rate No. 5, Josh Groban’s Rick Rubin-produced “Illuminations” at No. 6, Kid Rock’s “Born Free” at No. 7 and “Glee Christmas” at No. 8.
Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” drops to No. 9--but still manages to likely sell 160,000 units. Nelly’s “5.0” looks good for No. 11, while the new set from rockers A Day To Remember” will probably land at No. 12, Bruce Springsteen’s “The Promise” at No. 13 and Pink’s “Greatest Hits” at No. 14 with around 50,000 copies.
Did you notice that “American Idol” Lee DeWyze’s post-”Idol” debut, “Live it Up” doesn’t make the top 15, in all likelihood? Can we officially say that the “AI” phenom is over? That’s a staggering statistic that millions of people voted for him to win, but that not even a tiny fraction can muster up the energy to buy his album upon its release. That’s not a slight on DeWyze--it’s more a statement on the falling impact of the show. Last season’s winner, Kris Allen, saw his self-titled album debut at No. 11, while season 7 winner, David Cook’s self-titled album bowed at No. 3.
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All you ratchets lied. 207,000 stay mad
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i can't @ a 50 year old lady beating her.
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