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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 8, 2013 16:02:51 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/news/1569323/jay-zs-magna-carta-may-sell-350-400000-in-its-first-weekJay-Z's 'Magna Carta' May Sell 350-400,000 In Its First Week By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles Even though Jay-Z began giving away a million copies of his new album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" on July 4, the set is still bound for a big week once it goes on sale July 9. Industry sources suggest it might sell 350,000 - 400,000 by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, July 14. "Magna Carta's" first-week sales forecast is based partly on how well the title is performing with pre-orders through digital retailers. It became available to pre-order via iTunes on July 4. In turn, the album is seemingly a lock for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart next week. It would mark Jay-Z's 13th chart-topper, extending his record as the solo artist with the most No. 1 albums in history. (Only the Beatles, with 19 No. 1s, have more leaders.) "Magna Carta's" retail release date comes five days after it became available for free to some Samsung photo and tablet users. Jay-Z's last solo studio album, 2009's "The Blueprint 3," opened at No. 1 with 476,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. He returned to the top slot in 2011 with the collaborative album "Watch the Throne" (with Kanye West). It started at No. 1 with 436,000.
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Post by Glove Slap on Jul 8, 2013 16:38:38 GMT -5
This is what I expected him to sell. A solid range as far as I'm concerned if it holds.
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Post by DJ General on Jul 9, 2013 0:12:48 GMT -5
Very solid.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 7:15:22 GMT -5
It is going to bounce around a bit. This number is projected based on pre-orders only
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 9, 2013 7:57:42 GMT -5
Yes, he could do more than 400k. It's at retail today.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 8:46:08 GMT -5
Or it could do less. That is a possibility too but Holy Grail is a hit so that could drive it up
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 9, 2013 8:58:15 GMT -5
^Well, yeah. Of course.
It's getting rave reviews. YouTube keeps showing commercials for it. It's release is all over the media.
The only question is how much of the 1 million albums that were downloaded for free will hurt his sales.
The 1 million was for worldwide downloads, correct?
It's going to be interesting!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 9, 2013 11:00:59 GMT -5
www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgiiTUNES CHARTS: Magna Carta Holy Grail is now out in general release, but the event album has sat at the top of the iTunes album chart since it went up for pre-order last week at $12.99. Interestingly, the album has yet to appear on the showcase at the top of the storeβs main homepage, the music homepage or the Hip-Hop/Rap homepage. The only evidence of its existence in the store is by way of a tile on the three pages. Could the lack of love be in retaliation for the Samsung deal? Apple brass wouldnβt stoop so low, now would they? (7/9a)
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Jul 9, 2013 12:24:26 GMT -5
^ "Apple brass wouldnβt stoop so low, now would they?" I LOVE HITS! LOL
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Post by Duca on Jul 9, 2013 12:31:01 GMT -5
Good #'s. More impressive than Kanye's. It's getting rave reviews. The title track, yes; the album, absolutely not. It's stepping into Katy Perry territory on Metacritic. |
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Post by Enigma. on Jul 9, 2013 13:25:42 GMT -5
Interesting to see Ciara's sales too.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jul 9, 2013 14:12:49 GMT -5
www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgiEVERYONEβS A WINNER: The lack of top-of-homepage visibility for Jay-Zβs Magna Carta Holy Grail in the iTunes Store didnβt appear to hurt the pre-order, nor is it slowing down todayβs release, which is currently perched at the top two slots on the chart, the clean version being #2. Whatβs more, five of the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Top 10 this morning are from the album: the JT single βHoly Grailβ (#1), the minimalist "Tom Ford" (#4), the Rick Ross-featured "FCKwithmeyouknowIgotit" (#6), βPart II (On the Run)β f/Beyonce (#7) and βOceansβ f/Frank Ocean (#8). Meanwhile, Target has indeed chosen to take the album, while a Samsung/Jay-Z commercial ran last night on CBS with a Best Buy tagβa smart use of those Samsung marketing dollarsβand possibly to lure shoppers to the recently opened Samsung Experience Shops at many Best Buy locations. Plus, the fact that thereβs a clean version means Walmart is in the mix as well. The overall result of all this visibility? It now appears that the traditional release of MCHG could have an even better first week than 2009βs The Blueprint 3 (465k) and 2012βs Watch the Throne (476k), and it will at least wind up in the same ballpark. Our current guesstimate for the conventional release of MCHG is 450k, give or take, based on early, early reads
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jul 9, 2013 14:18:50 GMT -5
Do we even know if there were 1 million who downloaded the album? They had to gt the free app, and then download the album.
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Post by josh on Jul 9, 2013 14:21:08 GMT -5
what about cici
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Post by pnobelysk on Jul 9, 2013 14:53:23 GMT -5
We will likley get her numbers tomorrow . Only really big predictions like 200+ are released on Tuesdays (or earlier ) |
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Post by slicknickshady on Jul 9, 2013 19:39:36 GMT -5
Just bought this.  |
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jul 9, 2013 19:42:01 GMT -5
Good #'s. More impressive than Kanye's. It's getting rave reviews. The title track, yes; the album, absolutely not. It's stepping into Katy Perry territory on Metacritic. Yeah I checked and it's his lowest rated album on metacritic (they only have his albums from 2001 onward), which I found surprising. But there were only 12 reviews in when I checked. I was going to review the album but I find most rap albums particularly difficult to digest. The exceptions seem to be Kanye West, Eminem and Nicki Minaj, otherwise they tend to blend together for me quite often. I've listened to Magna Carta one and a half times so far. |
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Post by slicknickshady on Jul 9, 2013 19:46:09 GMT -5
I think the USA Today review had to be bought and paid for by Jay Z. How it got 4/4 astounds me.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 10, 2013 12:37:31 GMT -5
When do we find out Ciara's numbers?
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Jul 10, 2013 13:33:09 GMT -5
The 4/4 is definitely overrated. I liked Kanye's album more. The best tracks are better and the album overall just holds up better.
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Post by Mikal on Jul 10, 2013 13:42:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 13:47:30 GMT -5
YOUR NEW RELEASES: Well, there's Jay-Z and everyone else this week. Magna Carta Holy Grail's chart-topping first week should best the bows of his previous three releases, Watch The Throne (436k), Blueprint 3 (476k) and American Gangster (425k). Looks like Samsung's marketing campaign is paying off for everyone. Here are this week's key debuts:
Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 475-525k
Ciara (Epic) 55-65k
Skylar Gray (KidinaKorner/Interscope) 15-18k
Donell Jones (eOne) 10-12k
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Post by DJ General on Jul 10, 2013 13:49:04 GMT -5
450-500! Nice.
Why are people so concerned with Ciara's numbers? She will do around 50k if she's lucky. lol
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Post by DJ General on Jul 10, 2013 13:50:03 GMT -5
Hits now saying 475-525! :O
With the album being available all over the net for free (through samsung or illegal) to still sell 525,000 units (if these numbers hold) is truly mind blowing
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Post by Mic Technique on Jul 10, 2013 14:08:07 GMT -5
Ciara stands a chance at selling upwards of that prediction but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. It's about time crossover R&B became competitive once again and I'm confident her album is more than qualified. |
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Post by Verisimilitude on Jul 10, 2013 14:16:07 GMT -5
Poor CiCi. I thought with the album being top 10 on iTunes based on Pre-orders alone, she would have been closer to 100K.
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Post by **Ξ²Γ©cky**β’ on Jul 10, 2013 14:39:30 GMT -5
Monica's latest album debuted with 69,000 (HDD predicted it to sell 55-65k)
Kelly's latest album debuted with 68,000 (HHD predicted it to sell 60-65k)
Brandy's latest album debuted with 65,000 (HDD predicted it to sell 65-70k)
In line with these ladies.
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Post by Caviar on Jul 10, 2013 14:52:29 GMT -5
Ugh at 10k for Donnell.  I didn't even know he had an album out. |
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Post by NeRD on Jul 10, 2013 15:23:33 GMT -5
Poor Ciara
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Post by Mic Technique on Jul 10, 2013 15:44:04 GMT -5
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I didn't even know he had an album out.