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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Sept 25, 2013 13:27:01 GMT -5
YOUR NEW RELEASES: Drake kicks off Q4 in earnest with what will be the second-biggest debut of the year so far. Although the hip-hop megastar's first-week number will be massive, we're duty-bound to note that Kings of Leon will also make some noise next week, and Cher's new batch of EDM anthems is looking at a strong bow, as is another veteran superstar, Elton John, whose new one is earning some stellar reviews. Here are this week's key new releases:
Drake (YM/CM/Republic) 675-725k Kings of Leon (RCA) 115-125k Cher (Warner Bros.) 60-70k Elton John (Capitol) 40-50k Dream Theater (Roadrunner) 30-35k Krewella (Columbia) 20-23k Sting (Interscope) 19-22k Metallica (Blackened/Rhino) 19-22k Alan Jackson (Capitol Nashville) 15-17k R5 (Hollywood) 15-17k Gov't Mule (Blue Note) 14-16k Icona Pop (Atlantic) 13-15k Chvrches (Glassnote) 13-15k Sammy Hagar (Frontiers) 13-15k Glee Cast (Columbia) 12-14k
Speaking of Drake, stand by for news about a cool sports/gaming tie-in. Oh, and the man also graces the cover of the newest issue of our print mag. But we're sure he'll find a way to live that down. (9/25p)
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Sept 25, 2013 13:33:00 GMT -5
All hail Queen Aubrey.
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Post by Duca on Sept 25, 2013 13:40:49 GMT -5
Icona Pop. I knew their album would flop but damn.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 25, 2013 13:42:38 GMT -5
Hopefully Cherilyn's album comes closer to 70K. Hard to believe it will be just the fifth top 10 solo album of her career.
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Post by Glove Slap on Sept 25, 2013 13:44:27 GMT -5
About what I expected for Drake (I was actually expecting 650-700k). Cher's number is higher than I assumed.
Lotta veterans there too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 13:46:34 GMT -5
Wow you know you arrived when you moving units based of previous hits..I don't what to say but good for you?
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Post by Nick on Sept 25, 2013 13:48:25 GMT -5
Glad Queen Cher will outsell Queen Elton. lol
Sales projections had Cher behind Elton and Sting. Ha!
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Post by Push The Button on Sept 25, 2013 13:55:07 GMT -5
Cher's top 10 albums:
Heart of Stone - #10, 1989 Believe - #4, 1999 Living Proof - #9, 2001 The Very Best of Cher - #4, 2003
Closer looks to potentially tie her previous peaks.
Elton, meanwhile, is no stranger to the top 10:
Empty Sky - #6, 1969 Elton John - #4, 1970 Tumbleweed Connection - #5, 1970 Madman Across the Water - #8, 1971 Honky Château - #1, 1972 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player - #1, 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - #1, 1973 Caribou - #1, 1974 Elton John's Greatest Hits - #1, 1974 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - #1, 1975 Rock of the Westies - #1, 1975 Blue Moves - #3, 1976 Here and There - #4, 1976 The One - #8, 1992 The Big Picture - #9, 1997 Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits - #9, 2007 The Union - #3, 2010 + The Lion King Soundtrack
Both legendary figures in entertainment with very different careers.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 25, 2013 14:12:24 GMT -5
I was getting nervous about Drake. Billboard/HITS had said nothing about his potential first week sales.
Good for Cher.
Ouch for Icona Pop.
That's the number I thought Sting would have.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Sept 25, 2013 16:27:57 GMT -5
Icona Pop. I knew their album would flop but damn. Well, "All Night" hasn't really taken off... I'm surprised Krewella is outselling them but they have a very dedicated EDM fanbase with "Live For The Night" doing modestly well for them. And the CHVRCHES album is doing well with only blog hype.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2013 16:34:18 GMT -5
Icona Pop waited too late after "I Love It"'s run. If it was at all possible they should have moved their release date up.
I remember last year Drake came in a bit under the early 700k prediction so I wouldn't be surprised if that happened again. Still, great (and consistent!) numbers for him :)
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Post by bunifah on Sept 25, 2013 16:38:00 GMT -5
I'm happy at CHER's numbers
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 25, 2013 16:49:37 GMT -5
Drake is killin the game.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 25, 2013 18:08:03 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/news/5733311/drake-heading-for-675000-plus-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200Drake Heading for 675,000-Plus No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | September 25, 2013 Drake is set to rock the Billboard 200 chart next week. The hip-hop star's "Nothing Was the Same" album is on course to earn the second-largest sales week of the year and easily debut at No. 1. Industry sources forecast the effort -- his third full-length release -- to sell over 675,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Sept. 29. The only larger week registered this year was when Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" debuted at No. 1 with 968,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. "Nothing Was the Same" will mark Drake's third consecutive No. 1 album. His only release to miss the top slot was his debut EP, "So Far Gone," which was released in 2009 and debuted and peaked at No. 6. He then opened at No. 1 with his first two full-length sets: 2010's "Thank Me Later" and 2011's "Take Care." "Nothing Was the Same's" projected sales will also give Drake his own personal best sales week. Each of his albums have steadily grown in first-week sales. "So Far Gone" bowed with 73,000; "Thank Me Later" started with 447,000 and "Take Care" launched with 631,000. Drake's arrival could mark the largest sales week for a hip-hop album since Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" debuted at No. 1 with 964,000 in September of 2011. While Drake seemingly has the No. 1 slot locked up, there are a number of other new albums set for a high entry on the Billboard 200 next week. Rock band Kings of Leon should enter at No. 2 with "Mechanical Bull." The group's sixth studio album may sell around 120,000. Their last release, 2010's "Come Around Sundown," earned the quartet its best week ever -- both in terms of chart placing and sales. It debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 184,000. Drake, 'Nothing Was The Same': Track-By-Track Review "Believe" it or not, Cher is on course for her highest-charting solo album ever. The diva's new effort, "Closer to the Truth," is aiming for a No. 3 debut with around 65,000. She has never gone higher than No. 4 with her solo albums -- reaching that peak with both "Believe" in 1999 and "The Very Best of Cher" in 2003. (As one half of Sonny & Cher, she only went higher once -- with 1965's No. 2-peaking "Look at Us." It was stuck in the runner-up slot for eight weeks behind the Beatles' "Help!") Meanwhile, fellow living legend Elton John is set to score his 18th top 10 album as "The Diving Board" could bow at No. 4. It may sell around 45,000. Other albums set for sizable entries include Dream Theater's new self-titled album, Krewella's "Get Wet," Sting's "The Last Ship" and Metallica's soundtrack to its film "Metallica: Through the Never."
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Post by DJ General on Sept 26, 2013 12:53:09 GMT -5
I was guessing 750k for Drake. Great numbers for him. Even Cher is doing great! KOL solid - fantastic album. Icona Pop - another great album.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Sept 26, 2013 16:14:42 GMT -5
YOUR TOP 15: Drake will unquestionably debut at #1, besting his previous first week of 631k. Here's how the field looks as we ease into the weekend.
*Drake (YM/CM/Republic) 670-695k *Kings of Leon (RCA) 115-120k *Cher (Warner Bros.) 65-70k *Elton John (Capitol) 45-50k Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Republic) 35-40k Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 32-37k *Dream Theater (Roadrunner) 30-35k Justin Moore (Big Machine) 24-27k 2 Chainz (Def Jam/IDJ) 21-23k *Krewella (Columbia) 21-23k The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 18-20k Avicii (PRMD/Island/IDJ) 18-20k *Metallica (Blackened/Rhino) 18-20k Keith Urban (Capitol Nashville) 18-20k Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope) 17-19k MMG Presents: Self Made, Vol. 3 (Atlantic) 17-19k Chris Young (RCA Nashville) 17-19k
*Debuts
In other music news, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani subsidized his entire U.S. press junket by holding a Beats Pill up next to his face while on camera. (9/26p)
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Post by DJ General on Sept 26, 2013 16:30:57 GMT -5
Looks like Drake is dropping off a bit :( but you can't complain about increasing your 1st week sales with each album!
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Post by Old-school 72 on Sept 26, 2013 22:01:56 GMT -5
If I had the money I would buy a million copies of Cher and Elton John just to keep trash like Drake from being #1.
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Post by Glove Slap on Sept 26, 2013 23:48:49 GMT -5
Drake's drop off isn't surprising, Take Care looked like it would sell well over 700k in its first projections. That said, it doesn't stop the impressiveness of his sales one bit. He has truly carved a dedicated fanbase for himself.
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Post by hitseeker. on Sept 27, 2013 8:58:05 GMT -5
Krewella! Hope the album debuts in the Top10!
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Sept 27, 2013 9:09:35 GMT -5
Thicke still selling well!!
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 27, 2013 10:04:53 GMT -5
^Shows how much the market has dwindled when "selling well" for an album out just two months is 17K-19K/week. Especially when the album contains one of the year's biggest hits.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 27, 2013 10:15:47 GMT -5
If I had the money I would buy a million copies of Cher and Elton John just to keep trash like Drake from being #1. Some might consider a 67-year old who sold her soul to AutoTune and mindless dance beats, trash. (And I'm a fan of hers.) It's all relative.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 27, 2013 10:27:01 GMT -5
^The album has several non-dance tracks on it, too, so let's not generalize. :)
I agree, though, in that I don't see the point of posting one's personal opinions about an act in relation to chart potential. Keeping "trash like" out of the sentence gets the point across, too.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 28, 2013 10:32:23 GMT -5
New albums out Tuesday in the weekend circulars:
Target:
Justin Timberlake $9.99 (Vinyl $24.99)
Best Buy:
Justin Timberlake $9.99 (Deluxe Part 1 & 2 $15.99) Nelly $9.99 (Deluxe $15.99) Lorde $9.99 K-Ci & JoJo $9.99 Joan Jett $9.99
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 28, 2013 10:39:59 GMT -5
Does that JT deluxe means both vol 1 and vol 2 or a deluxe version of vol 2?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 28, 2013 10:46:06 GMT -5
^Yes, both cds. Will change it.
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Post by Nick on Sept 28, 2013 13:36:58 GMT -5
These albums are actually released on Monday this week.
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Post by DJ General on Sept 28, 2013 16:07:31 GMT -5
Drake's drop off isn't surprising, Take Care looked like it would sell well over 700k in its first projections. That said, it doesn't stop the impressiveness of his sales one bit. He has truly carved a dedicated fanbase for himself. He hasn't dropped at all. Each album sold more 1st week than the last.
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Post by chartfreak on Sept 28, 2013 18:08:57 GMT -5
^Yes, both cds. Will change it. I'm confused, how are these going to be counted?
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