HITS DAILY DOUBLE: WEEKEND CHART PREVIEW

 

HDD (October 23rd, 2014)

• Slipknot (Roadrunner) 100-110k (NEW)
• Neil Diamond (Capitol) 75-80k (NEW)
• Logic (Def Jam) 65-70k (NEW)
• T.I. (Grand Hustle/Columbia) 65-70k (NEW)
• Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 55-60k
• Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 55-60k
• Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 40-45k
• Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville) 30-35k (NEW)
• Pentatonix (RCA) 30-35k (NEW)
• Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Columbia/Interscope) 28-32k
• Sam Smith (Capitol) 25-28k
• Annie Lennox (Blue Note) 24-27k (NEW)
• Aretha Franklin (RCA) 20-23k (NEW)
• Bob Seger (Capitol) 18-21k
• Hozier (Columbia) 17-20k

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

 

 

 

Neil Diamond Aiming for 18th Top 10 Album

 

Billboard (October 24th, 2014):

 

"Pop great Neil Diamond is on course for his 18th top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Industry forecasters suggest the Billboard Icon Award winning-artist's new release, Melody Road, could sell around 75,000 copies in the week ending Oct. 26.

 

Diamond will likely be blocked from the No. 1 slot by a slightly harder-edged act: Slipknot. The rock band's new studio set, .5: The Gray Chapter, should sell over 100,000 copies and take the pole position (giving them a second No. 1).

 

After Slipknot and Diamond, look for rappers Logic and T.I. to shift over 65,000 each of their respective new albums. Logic's Under Pressure is his first studio release after a series of mixtapes, while T.I.'s new Paperwork is his ninth studio set.

 

Other albums possibly heading for the top 10 including Little Big Town's Pain Killer (perhaps 30,000 sold in its first week) and Pentatonix's That's Christmas To Me (30,000)."

 

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/...th-top-10-album

 

 

 

Nielsen SoundScan Building Chart

 

** 01 Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter (NEW)

** 02 Logic - Under Pressure (NEW)

** 03 T.I. - Paperwork (NEW)

01 04 Florida Georgia Line - Anything Goes

02 05 Jason Aldean - Old Boots, New Dirt

** 06 Neil Diamond - Melody Road (NEW)

** 07 Little Big Town - Pain Killer (NEW)

05 08 Barbra Streisand - Partners

** 09 Pentatonix - That's Christmas To Me (NEW)

** 10 Annie Lennox - Nostalgia (NEW)

 

Reflects first 4 days (Monday - Thursday) reported by six merchants (iTunes, Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Starbucks, Target and Anderson Merchandisers), estimated to account for 85% of album sales.

 

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/...th-top-10-album

 

 

It's good to see the longevity of Cheek To Cheek. It is strange to think I was more confident of its success in the UK initially but it's bombed there in comparison to the US.