Posted September 3, 200915 yr HOUSTON, THERE’S NO PROBLEM I Look to You Looks Like 250-275k, As Second Release Day Matches First, Cyrus Next September 2, 2009 Whitney Houston’s comeback is complete. Her Arista/RMG album, I Look to You, taking advantage of its Monday release date to be eligible for this year’s Grammys, will debut at #1, with a robust sales figure of 250-275k. That’s based on two-day sales reports from those among our crack group of retail reporters who haven’t yet paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Her second day, Tuesday, which would have been the normal release date, proved every bit as busy as the first. Miley Cyrus’ seven-song Wal-Mart exclusive, The Time of Our Lives, which leaked before street date to the tune of 60k+, debuting at #2 on this week’s chart and foreclosing an expected diva duel, will nevertheless remain the runner-up, with a total between 140-150k for the Hollywood Records release. Atlantic R&B star and former Grammy nominee Trey Songz' Ready is up next at between 100-115k. Other expected chart debuts include Epic’s Chevelle (35-40k), Polo Grounds/J/RMG’s Pitbull (30-35k), Silver Arrow’s the Black Crowes (30-35k), Reprise’s The Used (25-30k) and Verve Forecast’s John Fogerty with his Blue Ridge Rangers album (12-15k). http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPa...gi?news07743m01 Edited September 6, 200915 yr by britster
September 3, 200915 yr HDD have now upped their prediction for Whitney! GOOD LOOK: With a brisk third day to match the activity of the first two, Whitney Houston's Arista comeback, I Look to You, is now looking in the 290-310k range, with the wild card being the Labor Day weekend. Could sales go even higher? (9/3p) :yahoo:
September 6, 200915 yr Author TOP 10 CHART PREVIEW September 4th, 2009 Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 290-310kMiley Cyrus (Hollywood) 135-150kTrey Songz (Atlantic) 110-120kMichael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 60-65kColbie Caillat (Universal Republic) 50-55kKings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 45-50kChevelle (Epic) 35-40kTaylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-35kHannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney) 30-35kPitbull (Polo Grounds/J/RMG) 30-35kBlack Eyed Peas (Interscope) 30-35kMaxwell (Columbia) 30-35kBlack Crowes (Silver Arrow) 30-35kZac Brown Band (Atlantic) 25-30kThe Used (Reprise) 25-30k http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi
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