DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 7226 -38 4444234
SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 10212 -15 4128608
SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 30323 -25 3219866
LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER III 6644 -6 3150283
KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 6996 -14 2948080
UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 12604 -34 2852054
COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 7453 -15 2461387
BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 17306 -24 2172988
AC/DC BLACK ICE 2826 -15 2074521
Passing 2 million soon:
TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 25220 -21 1969485
NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 23896 -15 1934205
T.I. PAPER TRAIL 8617 -14 1931916
YOUR MEMORIAL DAY WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Let’s cut to the chase, kiddies, cuz we’re all so antsy to get the hell outta Dodge, and so are you. The big story, obviously, is Eminem, whose appeal remains strong enough to get him the year’s biggest debut at somewhere between 600k and 630k, leapfrogging Interscope labelmates U2, whose 484k is now the second biggest bow of ’09. The real test will be in the weeks and months to come, when we wind out whether the challenging Relapse has legs. Here are our projections for the rest of next week’s Top 10, which will contain seven debuts total…unless we’re wrong:
Green Day (Reprise) 150-170k
** Kenny Chesney (best-of; BNA/RCA Nashville) 80-85k
** Method Man/Redman (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-65k
** Dane Cook (Comedy Central) 60-65k
** Busta Rhymes (Universal Motown) 60-65k
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney) 60-65k
** Tori Amos (Universal Republic) 45-50k
** Kate Voegele (MySpace/Interscope) 40-45k
Lady GaGa (Interscope) 40-45k
YOUR MEMORIAL DAY WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Let’s cut to the chase, kiddies, cuz we’re all so antsy to get the hell outta Dodge, and so are you. The big story, obviously, is Eminem, whose appeal remains strong enough to get him the year’s biggest debut at somewhere between 600k and 630k, leapfrogging Interscope labelmates U2, whose 484k is now the second biggest bow of ’09. The real test will be in the weeks and months to come, when we wind out whether the challenging Relapse has legs. Here are our projections for the rest of next week’s Top 10, which will contain seven debuts total…unless we’re wrong: Green Day (Reprise) 150-170k
** Kenny Chesney (best-of; BNA/RCA Nashville) 80-85k
** Method Man/Redman (Def Jam/IDJ) 60-65k
** Dane Cook (Comedy Central) 60-65k
** Busta Rhymes (Universal Motown) 60-65k
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney) 60-65k
** Tori Amos (Universal Republic) 45-50k
** Kate Voegele (MySpace/Interscope) 40-45k
Lady GaGa (Interscope) 40-45k
I would assume from this that if Greenday was given a full week's release, they will debut around 370k-440k...
Even though I knew all along that Relapse was going to have a strong debut, I don't think its going to have legs. I'm thinking less than two million when its all said and done. "Beautiful" could prove me wrong though.