HITS 6/30: Breaking Benjamin #1 135-140k Sales, 145-150k SPS

[Adam (UTR)]

KELLY GREEN
6/23/15

Capitol’s Tori Kelly is looking at first-week sales of 55-65k for her full-length Unbreakable Smile, streeting this week. The set is currently #2 at iTunes, and Kelly’s “Should’ve Been Us” is trending Top 30 at Pop radio. The impressive rollout and bow are being fueled by effective marshaling of social media (812k Facebook likes and 563k Twitter followers thus far) to build a foundation for the blonde-ringleted siren’s retail bow.

(HDD)

[fearlessarrow]

Based on the performance of "Nobody Love", I'm surprised Tori Kelly is projected to sell that much...
Even "Everything Is 4" by Jason Derulo which was led off by "Want To Want Me" could only sell 22k in its first week out (granted he's a singles artist but still he's more of an established name). But I guess you could argue that Jason has the "singles artist stigma" or however you wanna call it.

Good for Tori Kelly, though :) 

[Spidey]

Nice start for Tori Kelly!

[kanimal]

She sold 10K pre-orders in the first week, so you knew this wasn't going to flop. But 55-65K is better than expected (35-45K seemed about right) and just a fantastic start.

[Adam (UTR)]

Rockers Breaking Benjamin will score a #1 debut next week on both our sales and SPS charts, prompting label chief Ken Bunt to play some wicked air guitar. Thus far, signs point to the new set (now #1 at iTunes) surpassing the band’s 2009 release, Dear Agony, which bowed with 134k.

We'll also see impressive bows from Pop siren Tori Kelly, acclaimed Nashville singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves and buzzing soul revivalist Leon Bridges, among others. Here are this week’s key debuts.

Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 135-145k album sales, 145-155k SPS
Tori Kelly (Capitol) 60-65k, 70-75k
Kacey Musgraves (Mercury Nashville) 50-55k, 55-60k
Leon Bridges (Columbia) 28-33k, 30-35k
Teen Beach 2 (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 24-27k

(HDD)

[HolidayGuy]

I like Kacey Musgraves- I never got around to getting the first album, so maybe I'll get both simultaneously.

[Enigma.]

Wow at Breaking Benjamin!

[DJ General]

Hot damn! Breaking Benjamin doing incredible.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Go BB! Show that hard rock is not dead!

[areyoureadytojump]

I think that's a good number for Kacey since country radio resists her music.

Impressive numbers for Tori.

[H.]

Screw BB. I wanted Kacey or Tori.

[Glove Slap]

Amazing opening for BB today. Kacey's opening is solid too.

[grandelf]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6605911/breaking-benjamin-first-number-1-album

Breaking Benjamin Bound for Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
By Keith Caulfield | June 24, 2015 10:09 PM EDT



Nearly six years after Breaking Benjamin’s last studio album, the band is on course for its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Industry forecasters suggest the rock group’s latest release, Dark Before Dawn, could move upwards of 140,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 28. That should be enough to give the quintet its first leader on the tally.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Billboard 200’s top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, July 1.

Dark Before Dawn was released on June 23 through Hollywood Records and is Breaking Benjamin’s first album with an almost entirely new lineup. Only its frontman, Benjamin Burnley, remains from its previous incarnation.

The group’s last studio set, 2009’s Dear Agony, debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 134,000 sold in its first week. Their high-water mark on the chart came with 2006’s Phobia, which debuted and peaked in the No. 2 slot.

Other albums heading for sizable debuts on next week’s Billboard 200 chart include Tori Kelly’s Unbreakable Smile (70,000 units), Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material (55,000) and the Teen Beach 2 soundtrack (25,000).

[jjose712]

Jun 25, 2015 8:39:02 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

I think that's a good number for Kacey since country radio resists her music.

Impressive numbers for Tori.

Yes, they resist her music a lot, she needs to start to write about beer, whiskey, tailgates and so on if she wants a hit.
Merry go round is probably one of the best country songs in recent years, it's her only top 10, and i'm quite surprised that went that far given the lyrics of the song.
Anyway, her album sales are similar to other country artist way more promoted on radio, so good for her

[divasummer]

Extremely impressive for Tori Kelly.
I know her live performances have impressed many but those projected numbers are Amazing!!!!
The power of Scooter Braun???? J/K a little I guess.

[Adam (UTR)]

Hollywood’s Breaking Benjamin are set to meet or beat the debut of their last album, 2009’s Dear Agony, when we finalize our charts next Tuesday.

Capitol’s Tori Kelly makes an impressive debut at #2 on the strength of Team Barnett’s setup. The Disney Channel will air the second installment this weekend in the Teen Beach franchise. We’re building in a lift for weekend sales because, well, Disney. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend.

*Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 135-140k sales, 145-150k SPS
*Tori Kelly (Capitol) 55-60k, 65-70k
*Kacey Musgraves (Mercury Nashville) 50-55k, 55-60k
James Taylor (James Taylor) 36-41k, 37-42k
*Leon Bridges (Columbia) 30-35k, 33-38k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 28-33k, 52-57k
*Teen Beach 2 (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 24-27k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 12-17k, 30-35k
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 12-15k, 25-30k
Florence + the Machine (Republic) 12-15k, 15-20k
A$AP Rocky (RCA) 12-15k, 20-25k
Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground/Varvatos/BMLG/Republic) 12-15k, 15-20k
Now Country 8 (NOW) 11-13k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 11-13k, 15-20k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 11-13k, 20-25k

*Debuts

(HDD)

[Daryl the Beryl]

Jun 25, 2015 9:14:14 GMT -5 H. said:

Screw BB.

>:( I love BB.

[dgarcia3377]

Go Breaking Benjamin!! Probably my favorite album of the year.

[Green Baron]

Good for a rock album to reach #1. Haven't had one since Slipknot in last August, I believe.

[Daryl the Beryl]

Jun 25, 2015 22:31:13 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Good for a rock album to reach #1. Haven't had one since Slipknot in last August, I believe.

Slipknot reached #1 in late October (the chart dated November 8 2014)

[pnobelysk]

Crazy tori is debuting higher than both the last two American idols winners albums total sales . Just imagine if this girl made the top 10

[grandelf]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6612819/tori-kelly-top-five-debut-billboard-200

Tori Kelly Aiming for Top Five Debut on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
By Keith Caulfield | June 26, 2015 3:35 PM EDT



Rising star Tori Kelly is heading for a top five debut on next week’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Industry forecasters suggest the singer/songwriter’s first full-length album, Unbreakable Smile, could earn between 65,000 and 70,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 28. The set was released on June 23 through Capitol Records.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The chart’s new top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, July 1.

Unbreakable Smile is Kelly’s first full-length album and was preceded by the singles “Nobody Love” (which reached No. 16 on the Pop Songs airplay chart) and “Should’ve Been Us” (No. 32).

Kelly made her Billboard chart debut in 2012 with her self-released EP Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly. It peaked in the top 10 of the Heatseekers Albums chart, and was followed by her debut EP release for Capitol Records: Forward. That set debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200 and in the top 10 of the Digital Albums chart.

As for the rest of next week’s Billboard 200 chart, watch for rock band Breaking Benjamin to score its first No. 1, as its new Dark Before Dawn could bow with over 150,000 units. Other albums set for top 10 debuts include Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material (55,000 units) and Leon Bridges’ Coming Home (30,000).

[Music Fan]

Chart Date: 06/30/2015
Status: Final

LW TW Artist / Album Label Sales Index % Change
-- 1
BREAKING BENJAMIN
DARK BEFORE DAWN
HOLLYWOOD 141,134 --
-- 2
TORI KELLY
UNBREAKABLE SMILE
CAPITOL 65,002 --
-- 4
KACEY MUSGRAVES
PAGEANT MATERIAL
MERCURY NASHVILLE 53,549 --
1 3
JAMES TAYLOR
BEFORE THIS WORLD
CONCORD 50,594 -47%
-- 5
LEON BRIDGES
COMING HOME
COLUMBIA 36,348 --
4 6 TAYLOR SWIFT
1989
BIG MACHINE 29,097 0%
-- 7 TEEN BEACH 2
SOUNDTRACK
WALT DISNEY 20,778 --
9 8 ED SHEERAN
X
ATLANTIC 17,362 -10%
14 9 SAM HUNT
MONTEVALLO
MCA NASHVILLE 14,650 -7%
12 10 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
HOW BIG HOW BLUE HOW BEAUTIFUL
REPUBLIC 13,223 -25%
26 11 A$AP ROCKY
AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
RCA 12,953 13%
7 12 ZAC BROWN BAND
JEKYLL + HYDE
SOUTHERN GROUND/VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC 12,566 -42%
-- 13 CANAAN SMITH
BRONCO
MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,137 --
15 14 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
BLURRYFACE
FUELED BY RAMEN 12,136 -21%
38 15 IMAGINE DRAGONS
SMOKE + MIRRORS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 11,881 35%
6 16 MUMFORD & SONS
WILDER MIND
GLASSNOTE 11,862 -47%
17 17 MEGHAN TRAINOR
TITLE
EPIC 11,392 -18%
11 18 NOW COUNTRY 8
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW 10,886 -39%
27 19 IMAGINE DRAGONS
NIGHT VISIONS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 10,816 -6%
10 20 MUSE
DRONES
WARNER BROS. 10,715 -40%
8 21 THIRD EYE BLIND
DOPAMINE
MEGACOLLIDER/MEGAFORCE 10,465 -51%
30 22 LITTLE BIG TOWN
PAIN KILLER
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,339 1%
21 23 SAM SMITH
IN THE LONELY HOUR
CAPITOL 10,194 -15%
25 24 NOW 54
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW 10,020 -13%
2 25 ADAM LAMBERT
ORIGINAL HIGH
WARNER BROS. 9,718 -76%
29 26 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX, VOL. 1
SOUNDTRACK
HOLLYWOOD 9,303 -13%
32 27 DRAKE
IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 8,815 -6%
19 28 PITCH PERFECT 2
SOUNDTRACK
UME 8,807 -29%
34 29 MAROON 5
V
222/INTERSCOPE 8,518 -6%
28 30 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
SOUNDTRACK
REPUBLIC 8,412 -23%
13 31 JOSH GROBAN
STAGES
REPRISE 8,279 -49%
24 32 KENDRICK LAMAR
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 8,187 -29%
33 33 ERIC CHURCH
THE OUTSIDERS
EMI NASHVILLE 8,090 -12%
35 34 FALL OUT BOY
AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO
DCD2/ISLAND 7,678 -14%
23 35 WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD
DJANGO AND JIMMIE
LEGACY 7,650 -35%
-- 36 KING LOS
GOD, MONEY, WAR
RCA 7,469 --
18 37 ROLLING STONES
STICKY FINGERS
UME 7,366 -43%
20 38 ALABAMA SHAKES
SOUND & COLOR
ATO 7,138 -42%
36 39 BRANTLEY GILBERT
JUST AS I AM
VALORY 7,073 -20%
31 40 HOZIER
HOZIER
COLUMBIA 7,035 -28%
22 41 OF MONSTERS & MEN
BENEATH THE SKIN
REPUBLIC 6,901 -41%
5 42 NATE RUESS
GRAND ROMANTIC
FUELED BY RAMEN 6,660 -76%
-- 43 SHAWN MENDES
HANDWRITTEN
ISLAND 6,380 20%
3 44 HILARY DUFF
BREATHE IN. BREATHE OUT.
RCA 6,343 -81%
41 45 JASON ALDEAN
OLD BOOTS, NEW DIRT
BROKEN BOW 6,285 -14%
39 46 J. COLE
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 5,923 -26%
-- 47 TUPAC
GREATIST HITS
DEATH ROW/INTERSCOPE 5,907 --
44 48 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
ANYTHING GOES
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 5,740 -16%
42 49 BOOSIE BADAZZ
TOUCH DOWN TO CAUSE HELL
ATLANTIC 5,735 -19%
49 50 HILLSONG UNITED
EMPIRES
HILLSONG 5,219 --

[Clauss]

James Taylor drop is really good!

[BadRomance]

Ouch :(
3 44 HILARY DUFF
BREATHE IN. BREATHE OUT.
RCA 6,343 -81%

[Enigma.]

That doesn't include SPS, right (14k for #10 seems practically impossible)

[Daryl the Beryl]

SALES PLUS STREAMING CHART
UPDATED EVERY TUESDAY

Chart Date: 06/30/2015
LW TW Artist / Album Label SPS Index % Change
-- 1
BREAKING BENJAMIN
DARK BEFORE DAWN
HOLLYWOOD 145,365 --
-- 2
TORI KELLY
UNBREAKABLE SMILE
CAPITOL 66,937 --
-- 3
KACEY MUSGRAVES
PAGEANT MATERIAL
MERCURY NASHVILLE 57,575 --
1 4
JAMES TAYLOR
BEFORE THIS WORLD
CONCORD 51,719 -46%
2 5
TAYLOR SWIFT
1989
BIG MACHINE 44,854 -3%
-- 6 LEON BRIDGES
COMING HOME
COLUMBIA 39,303 --
4 7 ED SHEERAN
X
ATLANTIC 34,610 -12%
6 8 SAM HUNT
MONTEVALLO
MCA NASHVILLE 31,168 -6%
9 9 MAROON 5
V
222/INTERSCOPE 27,433 -3%
-- 10 TEEN BEACH 2
SOUNDTRACK
WALT DISNEY 24,904 --
10 11 MEGHAN TRAINOR
TITLE
EPIC 22,411 -19%
12 12 DRAKE
IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 21,514 -13%
15 13 A$AP ROCKY
AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
RCA 20,628 -6%
16 14 SAM SMITH
IN THE LONELY HOUR
CAPITOL 19,341 -11%
20 15 LITTLE BIG TOWN
PAIN KILLER
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19,309 -3%
13 16 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
BLURRYFACE
FUELED BY RAMEN 19,199 -22%
23 17 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
SOUNDTRACK
REPUBLIC 19,152 -2%
8 18 ZAC BROWN BAND
JEKYLL + HYDE
SOUTHERN GROUND/VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC 19,138 -34%
19 19 FALL OUT BOY
AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO
DCD2/ISLAND 18,414 -8%
22 20 NICKI MINAJ
PINKPRINT
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 17,461 -11%
28 21 RACHEL PLATTEN
FIGHT SONG - EP
COLUMBIA 17,119 --
30 22 IMAGINE DRAGONS
NIGHT VISIONS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 17,093 -1%
44 23 IMAGINE DRAGONS
SMOKE + MIRRORS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 17,025 24%
26 24 ANDY GRAMMER
MAGAZINES OR NOVELS
S-CURVE 16,839 -8%
25 25 WALK THE MOON
TALKING IS HARD
RCA 16,623 -11%
17 26 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE
HOW BIG HOW BLUE HOW BEAUTIFUL
REPUBLIC 16,204 -25%
11 27 MUMFORD & SONS
WILDER MIND
GLASSNOTE 15,501 -43%
24 28 FURIOUS 7
SOUNDTRACK
ATLANTIC 15,150 -20%
46 29 SHAWN MENDES
HANDWRITTEN
ISLAND 14,783 11%
34 30 FIFTH HARMONY
REFLECTION
EPIC 14,562 -10%
33 31 ERIC CHURCH
THE OUTSIDERS
EMI NASHVILLE 14,550 -10%
37 32 SKRILLEX & DIPLO
SKRILLEX & DIPLO PRESENT JACK U
ATLANTIC 13,590 -11%
29 33 HOZIER
HOZIER
COLUMBIA 13,472 -23%
35 34 TOVE LO
QUEEN OF THE CLOUDS
REPUBLIC 13,464 -14%
-- 35 CANAAN SMITH
BRONCO
MERCURY NASHVILLE 13,171 --
-- 36 BIG SEAN
DARK SKY PARADISE
DEF JAM 13,133 10%
21 37 PITCH PERFECT 2
SOUNDTRACK
UME 12,932 -35%
39 38 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
ANYTHING GOES
REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 12,681 -14%
3 39 ADAM LAMBERT
ORIGINAL HIGH
WARNER BROS. 12,652 -71%
-- 40 MAJOR LAZER
PEACE IS THE MISSION
MAD DECENT 12,268 --
38 41 J. COLE
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 12,093 -19%
32 42 KENDRICK LAMAR
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 11,906 -27%
18 43 MUSE
DRONES
WARNER BROS. 11,897 -41%
42 44 BRANTLEY GILBERT
JUST AS I AM
VALORY 11,822 -16%
48 45 PITBULL
GLOBALIZATON
POLO GROUNDS/RCA 11,759 -6%
45 46 DAVID GUETTA
LISTEN
PARLOPHONE 11,560 -14%
49 47 SIA
1000 FORMS OF FEAR
MONKEY PUZZLE/RCA 11,290 -8%
14 48 THIRD EYE BLIND
DOPAMINE
MEGACOLLIDER/MEGAFORCE 11,270 -49%
27 49 NOW COUNTRY 8
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW 10,886 -39%
47 50 JASON DERULO
EVERYTHING IS 4
WARNER BROS. 10,719 -19%

[Glove Slap]

38 41 J. COLE
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 12,093 -19%
32 42 KENDRICK LAMAR
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 11,906 -27%

Linnethia Monique It happened

[Linnethia Monique]

Jul 1, 2015 5:45:53 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

38 41 J. COLE
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE
ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 12,093 -19%
32 42 KENDRICK LAMAR
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 11,906 -27%

Linnethia Monique It happened

Cole Winter and now Cole Summer. No features, platinum, and still killing his classmates.