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Post by Honeymoon on Mar 31, 2010 15:28:44 GMT -5
LaFace/JLG Superstar Will Top Charts with 330-350k, Erykah Badu to Hit 110-120k
March 31, 2010
Usher proves you can’t have too many hits.
With three smash singles at Urban radio, “There Goes My Baby,” “Lil’ Freak” and “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home),” the LaFace/JLG R&B star’s Raymond v Raymond album will debut at #1 on next week’s HITS sales chart, sporting a total now pegged at 330-350k, which may even climb higher on anticipation of a busy Easter weekend at retail.
That’s based on one-day sales reports from those retailers who haven’t either joined the Tea Party or been cast in Sarah Palin’s Alaska reality series.
Usher scored a combined, weekly audience of 44.6 million at Urban radio for all three singles, along with more than 1.5 million downloads and ringtones even before the album's release yesterday.
Universal Motown’s Erykah Badu will be the next-highest newcomer, with 110-120k in sales for her new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), fueled by the controversial “nude” video for the first single, “Window Seat.” The clip, inspired by Matt and Kim’s Times Square disrobing, “Lessons Learned,” takes place by the grassy knoll in her hometown Dallas’ Dealey Plaza at the site of the JFK assassination.
Arista Nashville’s Alan Jackson is back with Freight Train, on track for 60-70k in first-week sales.
Former Wu members Meth + Ghost + Rae return with Wu-Massacre for Def Jam/IDJ, which appears to be in the 40-40k range. The album features Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon teaming up for the first time since Wu-Tang Clan.
The market was up 7% vs. last week, down 11% vs. same week last year and still down 8% year to date. You may now return, like us, to contemplating how we ever lived without our BlackBerries.
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Post by musicjunky318 on Mar 31, 2010 15:30:43 GMT -5
Looks like his promo this week worked.
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Post by Honeymoon on Mar 31, 2010 15:30:45 GMT -5
With the AI effect yesterday night and tonight and then Easter weekend I'm sure it can make it to 375k
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Post by Sure Thing on Mar 31, 2010 15:32:38 GMT -5
Pretty good. I'm hoping for 400K.
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Post by wavey. on Mar 31, 2010 15:33:01 GMT -5
Damn thats good.
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Post by galvanize on Mar 31, 2010 15:34:14 GMT -5
That's an okay total for Badu as "Window Seat" hasn't been as big as "Honey" was when New Amerykah Part I was released in 2008.
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Post by Black Jesus on Mar 31, 2010 15:40:11 GMT -5
Nice numbers for Usher
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Post by S. Carter on Mar 31, 2010 15:52:30 GMT -5
Yes, good numbers.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Mar 31, 2010 15:53:26 GMT -5
Not bad for him at all!
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Post by jgizzle89 on Mar 31, 2010 16:00:36 GMT -5
yeah, i bought the album, but i was expecting something closer to 250k to 300 tops.
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Post by bibliotheque on Mar 31, 2010 16:11:38 GMT -5
Wow that is great for Usher  Interesting  They've changed it to 40-50k now. |
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Post by sdot23 on Mar 31, 2010 16:18:25 GMT -5
Those numbers are pretty fantastic for Usher! The promo is definitely helping. Good for Erykah too, that's exactly what I was expecting.
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Post by chopped89 on Mar 31, 2010 16:27:31 GMT -5
Wow really good for him....i thought he was going to flop...
i'm guessing he's going to push 450k first week.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 31, 2010 18:49:04 GMT -5
The last album opened with 440K or so, from what I recall. So, not a bad drop, especially if he tops 350K.
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Post by Honeymoon on Mar 31, 2010 19:05:17 GMT -5
The key will be stability, if it decreases like the last album did or even worse, then it hasn't reached its full potential.
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Post by survivorqt on Mar 31, 2010 19:06:50 GMT -5
bieber should stay above 200k
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Post by CTE on Mar 31, 2010 19:16:09 GMT -5
It could be his core audience rushing out to buy the record. Thus a big drop next week. But we will see!
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Post by NeRD on Mar 31, 2010 19:20:40 GMT -5
Those are great numbers considering.
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Post by Choco on Mar 31, 2010 19:44:23 GMT -5
Those are great numbers considering. |
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Post by K-Row b!tch on Mar 31, 2010 19:51:41 GMT -5
Usher has a dedicated fanbase I see. Good for him despite it leaking early.
Also good for Ms. Badu...hope to see it rise a bit more.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2010 20:30:09 GMT -5
Wow, awesome #'s for Usher! He doesn't have a huge pop hit like he did last time, but thoes sales are really good :)
And nice for Badu!
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Post by Oprah on Mar 31, 2010 20:48:10 GMT -5
People shouldn't be surprised by Usher's numbers; he's already landed three sizable hits off the album on the R&B charts and urban hits sell albums. This, if anything, should prove that to everyone who believes pop success is everything.
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Post by jgizzle89 on Mar 31, 2010 21:03:10 GMT -5
if there is anything to take away from this, its that Usher has unbelievable consistency. he's been putting out albums since 1994, and platinum albums since 1997. there are very few artists to have accomplished that. *waits for st@ns to write a list of all the artists*
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Post by Baby In a New Dress on Mar 31, 2010 22:42:56 GMT -5
AMAZING numbers for Usher! He has really been struggling trying to get a single out that did well on pop radio, and I was afrfaid he may end up like Mariah! This proves that none of the wannabes can take his place, Usher is still the king and his little replacement Chris Brown came and went but Usher is still here. He has been around for a long time, people need to show Usher more respect and understand the magnitude of his accomplishments.
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Post by jamrock16 on Mar 31, 2010 23:19:29 GMT -5
Yes Usher, you da King! Great numbers.
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Post by Oprah on Mar 31, 2010 23:51:09 GMT -5
AMAZING numbers for Usher! He has really been struggling trying to get a single out that did well on pop radio, and I was afrfaid he may end up like Linda! This proves that none of the wannabes can take his place, Usher is still the king and his little replacement Chris Brown came and went but Usher is still here. He has been around for a long time, people need to show Usher more respect and understand the magnitude of his accomplishments. Can you believe that people were saying Breezy's latest CD would outsell this Usher's? And now it looks like R vs R will match Graffiti's total sales in one week. |
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Post by d.t.m on Apr 1, 2010 0:52:56 GMT -5
Nice splash for Ursh!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Apr 1, 2010 4:30:49 GMT -5
Nice numbers for him!
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Post by Sure Thing on Apr 1, 2010 8:47:00 GMT -5
AMAZING numbers for Usher! He has really been struggling trying to get a single out that did well on pop radio, and I was afrfaid he may end up like Linda! This proves that none of the wannabes can take his place, Usher is still the king and his little replacement Chris Brown came and went but Usher is still here. He has been around for a long time, people need to show Usher more respect and understand the magnitude of his accomplishments. Can you believe that people were saying Breezy's latest CD would outsell this Usher's? And now it looks like R vs R will match Graffiti's total sales in one week. "I sold what your whole album sold in my first week" I have a feeling this will be over the projections with the AI performance. I thought he did well. |
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Post by SWEET DREAMS on Apr 1, 2010 9:10:07 GMT -5
Go URRRSHER!!! Very happy to see him on top!
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