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Post by Verisimilitude on Nov 5, 2013 17:40:33 GMT -5
MATHERS LOOKS LIKE A MOTHER: Early indicators on Aftermath/Interscope's brand-new Eminem album are exceptionally strong, pointing to a chart debut next week that could well be north of 700k. How high can the hip-hop megastar go? (11/5p)
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Post by when the pawn... on Nov 5, 2013 17:42:04 GMT -5
His consistency is remarkable. Very, very impressive.
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Post by Envoirment on Nov 5, 2013 17:52:52 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if he does 850k+. Astounding numbers. Considering it's the holiday season and he has a song shooting up in airplay, I wouldn't be surprised if his album sells 3-4 million copies this year alone.
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Post by Mack on Nov 5, 2013 17:54:55 GMT -5
I'm scared to see Avril's sales. I'm not expecting anything more than 60k or so.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Nov 5, 2013 18:08:26 GMT -5
Eminem Set for Year's Second-Largest Sales Week, Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 NEWS By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | November 05, 2013 5:40 PM EST
Eminem Set for Year's Second-Largest Sales Week, Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
Eminem is set to rock the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. The Detroit rapperβs latest album, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," is on course to earn the second-largest sales week of the year and debut at No. 1.
Released Tuesday (Nov. 5), industry sources forecast the new album to sell between 700,000 and 750,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Nov. 10. That should mark the second-biggest sales week of the year for an album, surpassed only by the debut of Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience," which opened with 968,000 in March, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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The year's second-biggest week is currently owned by Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," which entered at No. 1 with 658,000.
The expected No. 1 arrival of "The Marshall Mathers LP 2,β and official sales number, will be announced on Nov. 13. The set will mark Emimem's seventh consecutive No. 1 album. Of all his releases, only one -- his "The Slim Shady LP" debut -- missed the top slot. It debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 1999.
While "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" has only been on sale less than a day, sources can project its first week based on a number of indicators. They include orders from retailers and early sales at digital retail, first-week performance of comparable albums, media exposure, radio and YouTube trends for the album's singles, and so on. Of course, a forecast is just that. So, Eminem's official sales figure, as compiled by SoundScan, could ultimately end up different from early estimates.
Eminem's last album, 2010's "Recovery," blasted in at No. 1 with 741,000. And his set before that, 2009's "Relapse," entered atop the list with 608,000.
Since 2008, only three hip-hop albums have sold more than 700,000 in a week: Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" in 2008 (1.01 million its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan), Eminem's "Recovery" and Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" in 2011 (964,000 in its debut).
Eminem is currently tied with Kanye West and Nas for the second-most No. 1 albums among hip-hop acts (they each have six leaders). A new No. 1 would give Eminem the second-place distinction all to himself. Among all hip-hop acts, only Jay Z, with 13 No. 1s, has more. (The all-time champs, among all artists, by the way, are the Beatles, with 19 No. 1s.)
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 5, 2013 18:12:00 GMT -5
The numbers are astounding. It's also astounding that people are still into his misogynistic, homophobic act.
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Post by icefire9 on Nov 5, 2013 18:13:28 GMT -5
Despite the fall of album sales in general, his debuts are staying steady. Eminem's album sales are truly remarkable.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 18:19:44 GMT -5
For the hign end albums, i am not convinced the fall of album sales has had any impact at all. The debut weeks of these albums were strong before and continue to be strong today.
The right artist with the right marketing and promotion and timing can achieve these numbers regardless of what the rest of the market does.
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Post by The Upper Hand on Nov 5, 2013 18:24:00 GMT -5
I remember Hits predicted 850k for "The 20/β20 Experience", and Justin ended up selling 980k.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Nov 5, 2013 18:32:17 GMT -5
For the hign end albums< i am not convinced the fall of album sales has had any impact at all. The debut weeks of these albums were string before and continue to be strong today. Yeah, first week sales tend to be highlighted more and just because overall sales are down, doesn't mean first week sales are.
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Post by clarksonnumber1 on Nov 5, 2013 18:45:31 GMT -5
The song of his I heard on the radio, it sounded like the same angry song he's done over and over again. It's amazing that he's constantly being rewarded for this. Eminem and Taylor Swift are two reasons why older music is so much better.
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Post by Glove Slap on Nov 5, 2013 18:50:49 GMT -5
... Anyway, those numbers are nothing beyond fantastic!
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Post by DJ General on Nov 5, 2013 19:14:15 GMT -5
Great numbers. Was really hoping for a milli first week, but no one is complaining about 700-750k+
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Post by NeRD on Nov 5, 2013 20:02:40 GMT -5
Great numbers Em. Hopefully the numbers continue to trend upward.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 5, 2013 20:49:45 GMT -5
Possible chart run for Eminem done by a poster at UKMix:
2 million scanned before the end of the year is not impossible.
My predictions by weeks:
1. 750,000 2. 265,000 3. 210,000 4. 155,000 5. 110,000 6. 160,000 7. 225,000 8. 280,000
total: 2,155,000
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Nov 5, 2013 21:33:59 GMT -5
The song of his I heard on the radio, it sounded like the same angry song he's done over and over again. It's amazing that he's constantly being rewarded for this. Eminem and Taylor Swift are two reasons why older music is so much better. So go listen to older music that you probably play over and over anyway and we'll listen to new music over and over under different titles.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2013 21:50:39 GMT -5
New music eventually becomes older music
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Post by chartfreak on Nov 5, 2013 22:01:33 GMT -5
Can u imagine if his second week blocked Gaga from #1.
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Post by femboy on Nov 5, 2013 22:08:31 GMT -5
Can u imagine if his second week blocked Gaga from #1. That would be amazing consistency. But truth be told, I'm kind of worried about how much Artpop is going to sell. I have a feeling it will be less than 500K.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 5, 2013 23:02:30 GMT -5
^GaGa's label first said 400k. Now they are down to 375k.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 5, 2013 23:11:26 GMT -5
Recovery's chart run on the BB200:
W1 741k #1 W2 313k #1 W3 229k #1 W4 195k #1 W5 187k #1 W6 158k #2 W7 152k #2 W8 132k #1 W9 116k #1 W10 98k #3
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Post by spooky21 on Nov 5, 2013 23:30:25 GMT -5
Very impressive and astoundingly consistent. Anybody know how well he fares internationally? Is he mostly a US only act in terms of his sales performance?
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Post by imbondz on Nov 5, 2013 23:43:10 GMT -5
The numbers are astounding. It's also astounding that people are still into his misogynistic, homophobic act. Ugh
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Post by 3m3r7c on Nov 5, 2013 23:45:10 GMT -5
Eminem sells very well internationally. He has sol around 40 million albums in the USA and 100 million albums globally
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Post by spooky21 on Nov 5, 2013 23:49:57 GMT -5
Eminem sells very well internationally. He has sol around 40 million albums in the USA and 100 million albums globally One of the things he does well is disappearing in between albums. He's not a media whore or paparazzi magnet like most of today's pop stars. I'm thinking he probably benefits from that.
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Post by colson on Nov 6, 2013 1:41:34 GMT -5
^Among other things. :)
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Post by Enigma. on Nov 6, 2013 1:59:11 GMT -5
Recovery's chart run on the BB200: W1 741k #1 W2 313k #1 W3 229k #1 W4 195k #1 W5 187k #1 W6 158k #2 W7 152k #2 W8 132k #1 W9 116k #1 A summer release and NINE weeks over 100k, crazy
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 9:41:00 GMT -5
Can u imagine if his second week blocked Gaga from #1. It will be very interesting!!!
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Post by josh on Nov 6, 2013 9:53:11 GMT -5
Don't worry, Interscope will remove Eminem's album from iTunes if necessary.
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Post by Mack on Nov 6, 2013 10:03:59 GMT -5
Can u imagine if his second week blocked Gaga from #1. That wouldn't surprise me in the least. Would it matter if that happened, though? It's not like Gaga has an unbroken string of #1 albums or anything. I mean, The Fame originally debuted outside of the Top 15, didn't it?
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