Her last album opened with 400k. This time I think she can repeat the feat or even best it, because it´s being released on november, with a much warmer market. (Life For Rent was released in September). I´d say around 450k opening week, although total sales should be less then her previous albums. If she releases an underperforming single, then I´d say around 200k, but I don´t see many chances of she coming anywhere lower then 150k in fact, just on the vacuum of her previous records.

Probably about 100k.

Im thinking less than a 100k

Im not going to vote until Ive heard the first single ^_^

There will be a certain amount of hype so I think she will open with at least 300k but I think this album won't have as much staying power as her previous two and won't get anywhere near their total sales overall.

 

Then again the UK lap up bland artists like her, Coldplay, Blunt, Borah Jones and Muffy like people stranded in the desert for 10 days finally finding water.

I am actually starting to think that she might underperform. Especially in todays climate :o

No chance she'll sell 450k in the first week. The market's changed so much since she last released an album, and there's so many similar artists to her who have released albums in the mean time that I think she'll be out of public favour. She'll still sell well because she's Dido obviously, and the name sells itself really, but at the moment i'm thinking maybe 230k... but that might differ once i've heard the lead single.

I have no doubt that she'll sell >500k - the pent-up demand for new material from her will be enormous!

No chance she'll sell 450k in the first week. The market's changed so much since she last released an album, and there's so many similar artists to her who have released albums in the mean time that I think she'll be out of public favour. She'll still sell well because she's Dido obviously, and the name sells itself really, but at the moment i'm thinking maybe 230k... but that might differ once i've heard the lead single.

 

I doubt the single will make much difference - her forte is album sales.

100k+

380k.

About 100k id say

Eugh hopefully she'll sell $h!t all, but I can see it selling about 300K unfortunately :(

Not that I'm any good with sales predictions though...

I haven't heard none of her new material yet, its difficult to judge sales on her album when the album and single is not out till October.

 

I wait until I hear something, this thread would have been better near the time of her single. Its far too early.

Until we A) know when she's releasing it and B.) have heard the lead single the poll is completely irrelevant!

500k+

Probably around 300k but it wont sell as quickly as her 2 previous albums due to the state of the market.

Depends on if she realises the right single , Realising the right single will sureley make the album sell.

She could realise the album a week before the single , like "Girls Aloud" did last year with "Tangled Up" they realised the album a week before "Call The Shots" and it went in at Number 9 so yes i think it would be a right move to realise the album a week before the single.

500k plus

TBH I don´t think the lead single will make much difference for 1st week sales. It will only make a difference to its stayng power. Sucess in november/december is a given, cause even if the first single is not very good (very hard, since she only releases good stuff) it will sell... Imagine how many people will buy it as gifts???? Out of the 2.8 million who bought Life For Rent, and 3 million who bought No Angel, imagine how many would be buyng this album even without hearing its first single???? I mean, she is a credible artist, her music has a continuity. It´s not like she needs a blockbuster hit to make people buy her album, people will buy only on her name and their trust in her past material. Plus, Sony/BMG has already announced she is their biggest hope for this year. They´ll put so much money into promoting this. Expect she will be EVERYWHERE by the time the album is released, cause Sony BMG is already planning mammoth promotion.

 

To those who said it will sell less then 100k or even just 100k in its debut week, honestly, I think it´s just wishful thinking. But realistically, even a hater will admit she´ll do more then that.