HITS 2/3: Taylor Swift #1 62-67k, Ne-Yo 32-36k

[Adam (UTR)]

Taylor Swift will return to #1 next week as no new release looks to challenge her for the top spot. Here are this week’s top debuts, with likely album and SPS (Sales Plus Streaming) numbers:

Ne-Yo (Motown) 30-35 sales, 32-37k SPS
Papa Roach (117R) 21-24k sales, 24-27k SPS
Charlie Wilson (RCA) 20-23k sales, 22-25k SPS
George Ezra (Columbia) 18-21k sales, 20-23k SPS

(HDD)

[SHOOTER]

Jan 28, 2015 16:01:07 GMT -5 Adam (UTR) said:

Ne-Yo (Motown) 30-35 sales, 32-37k SPS

In My Own Words debuted at #1 with 301k (1.4m to date).

Because of You debuted at #1 with 251k (1.6m to date).

Year of the Gentleman debuted at #2 with 250k (1m to date).

Libra Scale debuted at #9 with 112k (350k to date).

R.E.D. debuted at #4 with 66k (264k to date).

[Sure Thing]

Damn Ne-Yo

[slayZ]

So that's 10 weeks at #1 for 1989. Her record is 11 weeks with Fearless.

[Joey]

Jan 28, 2015 16:01:07 GMT -5 Adam (UTR) said:

George Ezra (Columbia) 18-21k sales, 20-23k SPS

Geoff will be happy.

[ILLUSION]

Ouch @ Ne-Yo. Taylor will break her personal record with this album easily.

[SHOOTER]

Jan 28, 2015 16:01:07 GMT -5 Adam (UTR) said:

Papa Roach (117R) 21-24k sales, 24-27k SPS

Old Friends from Young Years never charted.

Infest debuted at #48 with 29k (3.4m to date).

Lovehatetragedy debuted at #2 with 136k (900k to date).

Getting Away With Murder debuted at #17 with 52k (1.m to date).

The Paramour Sessions debuted at #16 with 37k (460k to date).

Metamorphosis debuted at #8 with 44k (194k to date).

The Connection debuted at #17 with 22k (109k to date).

[Wave.]

Damn I wish Nicki could pull that move she did when she topped the chart with low sales with PF.

[SHOOTER]

Jan 28, 2015 16:01:07 GMT -5 Adam (UTR) said:

Charlie Wilson (RCA) 20-23k sales, 22-25k SPS

You Turn My Life Around peaked at #42 on R&B.

Bridging the Gap debuted at #70 on R&B with 3k (197k to date).

Charlie, Last Name Wilson debuted at #10 with 71k (500k to date).

Uncle Charlie debuted at #2 with 58k (440k to date).

Just Charlie debuted at #19 with 57k (290k to date).

Love, Charlie debuted at #4 with 44k (211k to date).

[Future Captain]

If Style perform like it's supposed to be, I think 1989 will be in top 10 for at least until April.

[areyoureadytojump]

^We have Imagine Dragons, Kelly Clarkson and Madonna coming up. All should debut at #1.

[grandelf]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6451205/taylor-swift-1989-number-1

Taylor Swift's '1989' Heading Back to No. 1
By Keith Caulfield | January 28, 2015 8:33 PM EST

After a two-week vacation from the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200, it appears Taylor Swift's 1989 is heading back to the top of the chart.

While it's too early to project how many units the album will earn in the week ending Feb. 1, industry sources seem confident that nothing will challenge 1989's return to No. 1. It would mark 1989's 10th week at No. 1.

The top 10 of the new Billboard 200 chart will be revealed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

It's not that often an album racks up 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It's only happened 11 times since Nielsen Music began powering the chart with its point-of-sale data back on the chart dated May 25, 1991. And, in that span of time, only four women have logged 10 or more weeks at No. 1 with an album: Adele (21, 24 weeks), Whitney Houston (The Bodyguard soundtrack, 20 weeks), Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill, 12 weeks) and Swift herself (Fearless, 11 weeks).

Next week's highest debut looks to be Ne-Yo's Non-Fiction, which may start with around 35,000 in overall album equivalent units. That sum might place the set toward the bottom of the top 10.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

I didn't know George Ezra's album was out this!

Guess I'll be going to HMV tomorrow.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Not bad for Papa Roach.

[Joe1240]

Taylor back at #1 with "1989". I really hope she could break "21"'s weeks at #1 but lots of new releases in the coming months could block it.

[Enigma.]

Does anyone else think 50 Shades of Grey will be absolutely massive?

[Future Captain]

^Considering how well LMLYD and Earned It has performed so far, I think we have a future Platinum soundtrack, though I'm not really sure about that, but it seemed to be set for at least Gold.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Jan 29, 2015 2:50:24 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Does anyone else think 50 Shades of Grey will be absolutely massive?

I think it will depend on how the movie is received tbh. If the movie is big, the soundtrack will probably go at least gold. It's already #11 on preorder, so it should have a pretty decent first week if the preorders stay strong

Also, how is George Ezra moving 20k? That would put him on the same level as Tove Lo and Charli XCX, but without any sort of mainstream success.

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=294431

Top 15 Sales:

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 62-67k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 40-45k
Fall Out Boy (DCD2/Island) 33-37k
2015 Grammy Nominees (RCA) 32-36k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 32-36k
* Ne-Yo (Motown) 32-36k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 30-34k
* Bethel Music (Bethel Music) 30-34k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 24-27k
* Papa Roach (117R) 22-25k
* Charlie Wilson (RCA) 19-22k
J. Cole (Roc Nation/Columbia) 18-20k
* George Ezra (Columbia) 17-19k
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1 (Hollywood) 16-18k
Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 16-18k

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=294431

Top 15 SPS:

Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 85-90k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 70-75k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 60-65k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 50-55k
Fall Out Boy (DCD2/Island) 50-55k
Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 40-45k
Mark Ronson (RCA) 40-45k
Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 35-40k
* Ne-Yo (Motown) 35-40k
2015 Grammy Nominations (RCA) 30-35k
* Bethel Music (Bethel Music) 30-35k
Hozier (Columbia) 30-35k
J. Cole (Roc Nation/Columbia) 25-28k
* Papa Roach (117R) 24-27k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 24-27k

[anafan]

Good hold for Meghan

[areyoureadytojump]

^And awful for Fall Out Boys' album sales....

[theflying]

Meghan selling 40-45k after selling about the same amount last week :O

[Clauss]

Welcome Back January
Though I didn't miss you

[Enigma.]

LOL only two days left until February. Actually January seems to be pretty decent month, early spring and summer are the worst.

[brucelover]

I feel like the "Style" music video and Grammy performance (if she performs it there) could make her album sell over 100k weekly again. That song has potential to be a MONSTER and really cross over demographics, the disco guitar helps.

[grandelf]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6458142/ne-yo-non-fiction-top-10-debut

Ne-Yo's 'Non-Fiction' Aiming for Top 10 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart
By Keith Caulfield | January 30, 2015 9:32 PM EST



The top of next week's Billboard 200 will have little movement, as there is only one new album heading for a possible top 10 debut: Ne-Yo's Non-Fiction.

The R&B singer's latest effort, released Jan. 27 on Motown Records, has a chance of starting in the lower half of the top 10, with perhaps 35,000-40,000 units earned in the week ending Feb. 1 (according to industry forecasters). It would mark the entertainer's sixth consecutive top 10 album (his entirety of releases).

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the week's most popular albums based on their overall consumption. That overall unit figure combines pure album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

It's expected that Taylor Swift's 1989 will return to No. 1 for a 10th nonconsecutive week, making it just the 12th album in the Nielsen era (1991-present) to spend at least 10 weeks at No. 1.

The new Billboard 200's top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

Other albums heading for a high debut on next week's chart (just not in the top 10) include Bethel Music's We Will Not Be Shaken, Papa Roach's F.E.A.R., George Ezra's Wanted on Voyage and Charlie Wilson's Forever Charlie.

[jjose712]

Jan 29, 2015 17:59:08 GMT -5 anafan said:

Good hold for Meghan

As long as she will be getting single hits i think she could pull a Sam Smith and get decent sales week after week for months

[brady47]

I think Meghan's album will have a chart performance similar to Animal by Ke$ha, which had amazing longevity!

[swim]

What is Ed Sheeran up to now in sales? He's been pretty consistent.