jughead
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Post by jughead on Mar 23, 2013 21:50:17 GMT -5
Didn't 2 hiphop/rap artists battle it out for the top spot on 2007? The number 2 album ended up selling 600k plus, I think.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Mar 23, 2013 22:55:25 GMT -5
50 Cent and Kanye West. That was fueled by a "beef" promotion by the both of them.
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Post by forg on Mar 23, 2013 23:02:50 GMT -5
Timberlake was still present in the music scene the last few years despite not having new material of his own out with his various collaborations. And yes his movie career did decently and he had a couple of hits (Friends with Benefits, In Time and I guess Social Network could count although he was not a lead there and the awards buzz was the selling point) so he was always visible in the media.
Not a fan of the guy but I'm very glad someone could still sell THIS well :)
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 23, 2013 23:51:55 GMT -5
i think his sex appeal accounts for a big part of it.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 24, 2013 11:37:20 GMT -5
Albums out Tuesday in today's circulars:
Target:
One Republic $9.99 (Deluxe $13.99) Lil Wayne $9.99 (Deluxe $13.99) Blake Shelton $9.99
Best Buy:
Lil Wayne $9.99 (Deluxe $14.99) Depeche Mode $9.99 (Deluxe, 2cds $19.99) The Strokes $9.99 Blake Shelton $9.99 Sevendust $9.99
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Post by ddlz on Mar 24, 2013 12:05:09 GMT -5
HITS Daily Double @hitsdd
The @jtimberlake album just keeps growing. As of this morning it looks like it will be in the 900-950k range. How high can it go?
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Post by ILLUSION on Mar 24, 2013 12:14:56 GMT -5
Nice numbers for JT
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Post by hazuki on Mar 24, 2013 12:22:04 GMT -5
Wow. Buying it before tonight.
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Post by mcsteamy on Mar 24, 2013 12:41:54 GMT -5
1m here we go.
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Post by Mikal on Mar 24, 2013 13:11:00 GMT -5
Very happy for Justin. (I wish Nelly Furtado was getting some of this success though).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 13:17:12 GMT -5
So he'll be debuting with approximately 100x what Nelly's album did? Damn.
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kc98
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Post by kc98 on Mar 24, 2013 14:22:43 GMT -5
please sell 1 million!!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Mar 24, 2013 15:01:46 GMT -5
HITS:
JT ON THE MOVE: Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience continues to outpace expectations, blowing past estimates of 950k, with an outside shot at a million, according to industry sources.
The album would become the 19th album to sell a million in its first week since 1991. The last album to do so was Taylor Swift's Red, which moved 1.2 million when it debuted last fall.
Timberlake would be the highest figure for a male artist since Lil Wayne scored 964k for Tha Carter IV in Sept., 2011. Sales estimates for the RCA album have gone from an initial total of 500k to 750k last week, 800k, then 850-900k to the current number.
Kudos to the label team of Peter Edge and Tom Corson, along with Timberlake's management team, for a letter-perfect set-up, including appearances at the Grammys, SXSW and Saturday Night Live to fuel the demand. How high can it go? Stay tuned. (3/24p)
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Post by Enigma. on Mar 24, 2013 15:05:48 GMT -5
Amazing
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Post by josh on Mar 24, 2013 15:10:37 GMT -5
So awesome if he passes 1 million. 3 1-million+ weeks under his belt (2 with *NSYNC ofc) would be so crazy
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Mar 24, 2013 15:19:41 GMT -5
Man, I don't think anyone would have predicted a million+ debut for him especially in March. Amazing. I hope he does it.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 24, 2013 15:36:05 GMT -5
I wonder what the WW total will be...
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Post by Push The Button on Mar 24, 2013 15:37:58 GMT -5
I wonder what the WW total will be... He's #1 in the UK with 106k. Right off the bat, he's at nearly 1.1 million from the US and UK alone.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 15:50:11 GMT -5
Kill it son! A 1million selling debut from a album that I enjoy oh the rarity
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Post by Live Your Life on Mar 24, 2013 17:26:04 GMT -5
He would have hit 1M for sure if they had released the album on Monday. I hope he gets it!
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 24, 2013 19:39:13 GMT -5
He would have hit 1M for sure if they had released the album on Monday. I hope he gets it! i'm surprised they didn't take full advantage of it given the amount of promo he's gotten. I still hope he gets it. :)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2013 20:01:19 GMT -5
I'm thinking the label didn't really go into this expecting him to debut that high, else they would have maximized the chances. The fact that he's going to get there or close to it without the extra day makes it even better to me.
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Post by Ballroom Blitzed on Mar 24, 2013 20:12:23 GMT -5
I'm thinking the label didn't really go into this expecting him to debut that high, else they would have maximized the chances. The fact that he's going to get there or close to it without the extra day makes it even better to me. Perhaps it will help to cushion his second week decline, even if only a little, which would look pretty good.
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Post by Keelzit on Mar 24, 2013 20:43:39 GMT -5
Wow! That's great for him. Hopefully the success of pt. 1 makes him reconsider releasing pt. 2 this year.
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Post by chartfreak on Mar 25, 2013 0:13:24 GMT -5
I read that volume 2 will be out in Nov. Im sure with the success of this that will happen..strike while its hot!
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Post by Oprah on Mar 25, 2013 3:45:36 GMT -5
Odd how relatively frequent these million (or close to it) openings have been over the last few years given how awful sales are in general.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 9:21:01 GMT -5
The right music comes ut from the right artists and people will show up to buy it.
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Post by Oprah on Mar 25, 2013 9:23:11 GMT -5
The right music comes ut from the right artists and people will show up to buy it. I think it's more likely that the only people who still buy music are diehard fans, and that group tends to buy CDs as soon as they're available.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2013 9:34:34 GMT -5
If it is just die-hard buyers the numbers would be much lower. This is a high profile artist with hit songs and heavy marketing (Target-exclusive promotions, etc.). This brings out others too.
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Post by SuperTrouper on Mar 25, 2013 9:45:48 GMT -5
At this point it's just gonna be so annoying if this just falls short of 1m, anything between 950k-999k will be a bummer
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