That will be easy. Remember, geezer pop sells like gangbusters during the holiday season, and old people love Adele. I'm thinking she'll be well on her way to six million by New Year's. I'm very interested to see where this album will top out.
With a flop lead single and after a 5 (?) years hiatus, I don't think these numbers are disappointing. 110-120k is good, due to how albums are selling nowadays... even for Evanescence.
Evanescence will score the #1 album next week. It's the #2 spot that may be up for grabs as Adele, in her 34th week, will face some competition from Scotty McCreery, down only 50-55% in his second week, and from Jeff Kwatinetz's Five Finger Death Punch, who will more than double their previous best chart week. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
*Evanescence (Wind-up) 110-120k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 95-105k
Scotty McCreery (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 90-95k
*Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park/EMI Label Services) 90-95k
*Lauren Alaina (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 60-65k
Tony Bennett (Columbia) 55-60k
*Ryan Adams (PAX-AM/Capitol/EMI) 50-55k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 45-50k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Republic) 40-45k
*Martina McBride (Republic Nashville) 35-40k
J Cole (Roc Nation/Columbia) 30-35k
Foster the People (Columbia) 27-30k
*Joe Jonas (Hollywood) 21-24k
Jay Z & Kanye West (Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation) 18-21k
Wilco (dBpm/ANTI) 17-20k
Does anyone think Lil Wayne has a chance to overtake GaGa for #2 best-selling album of the year?
He has a strong chance if MTN doesn't pick up well. She does have other projects in the works coming November(concerning the album etc.). I think shes getting ready to shine more light on the album come holidays.