[lhdang2000]

The prediction went up

[Right Now]

Originally posted by Duca

YOUR NEW RELEASES: With her fifth release, RCA Nashville's Miranda Lambert will score her biggest yet first week; with each album, she has bested her previous debut. Rhino's reissues of Led Zeppelin first three albums look solid for a Top 15 debut, with at least one set likely in the Top 10. Sony Masterworks' If/Then: A New Musical ST, featuring Idina Menzel is also a strong Top 15 contender, as Frozen breakout Menzel will perform on the Tony Awards this Sunday. Here are the week's key debuts:

Miranda Lambert (RCA Nashville) 170-180k
50 Cent (G-Unit) 35-40k
Now Country 7 (NOW) 25-28k
Led Zeppelin I (Rhino) 25-28k
Led Zeppelin II (Rhino) 24-27k
Led Zeppelin III (Rhino) 24-27k
Lucy Hale (DMG Nashville) 22-25k
If/Then: A New Musical (Sony Masterworks) 15-18k
Soundgarden, Superunknown 20th Anniversary (UMe) 10-12k
Birdy (Atlantic) 10-12k

Be advised that when those Zep and Soundgarden reissues come in there will be a lot of old guys in the office playing air guitar. You've been warned. (6/4p)

Lucy went up.

[fridayteenage]

Originally posted by Bey_Rihstan

But Taylor's debut sold 40K first week.

Though her debut did peak with 187k, which looks to be bigger than this, Miranda's biggest week.

Still, Mir's up 40k vs. her last album.

[CaptainMusic]

At 50 going from selling a million to 30K.

[Celebrate]

Originally posted by Bey_Rihstan

But Taylor's debut sold 40K first week.

And Luke Bryan's debut album launched with 25k. You could say Miranda is on the same level as Carrie/Taylor/Luke as those 3 have had outstanding above and beyond sales to put them on a whole different level.Miranda is on the border possibly of getting to a bigger sales niche, but for right now, I'm not seeing it.

That increase for Miranda, good for her

[Tekken_Guy]

FGL will probably be the next country act to get their first #1 album.

[Xiivi]

Country artists saving the album industry!

[Celebrate]

Originally posted by Tekken_Guy

FGL will probably be the next country act to get their first #1 album.

If their scheduled this year and country radio keeps them afloat, yes they will at this rate

Originally posted by Xiivi

Country artists saving the album industry!

As I was saying the other day

[MIAMI]

Birdy, 12k. And is a head of Lana and LP pre-orders... Wtf. How does iTunes work?!

[IAmFree]

Country bringing the A game again

[Hunter_13]

Yassssss Miranda. She also has the CMT awards tonight.

Slay mama!!

[jpsketch]

If/Then: A New Musical (Sony Masterworks) 15-18k

Idina coming to slay yet again.

[Superpower]

Reigning Queen Of Country.
Taylor and Carrie are Country/Pop so don't come for me

[KyKy]

Originally posted by Superpower

Reigning Queen Of Country.
Taylor and Carrie are Country/Pop so don't come for me

This is actually true

[Starkboy]

Originally posted by Superpower

Reigning Queen Of Country.
Taylor and Carrie are Country/Pop so don't come for me

I can agree with you for Taylor but not for Carrie. She's country plus she doesn't get support from pop radio (she never releases there) so...

Congrats Miranda.

[fridayteenage]

She's gradually catching up to her husband.

Taylor has waaaay more country radio T10s than pop radio T10s.

But anyway, yes, Carrie is way bigger than Miranda with the GP and only has one crossover pop single.

[Tekken_Guy]

Originally posted by fridayteenage

She's gradually catching up to her husband.

Blake opened with 199k with his most recent album. She could top that if the CMT effect is strong enough.

[GaGaFan]

YAAAAAAS MIRANDA YAAAAAAAAS

I Am so happyyyyyy

[Slim Shady]

omfg at led zeppelin slaying!

[Yooorsh]

Great numbers for Miranda!