Traditionally, the week before Christmas is the biggest week of the year for albums. With Christmas falling on the last day of the week, that should remain true for this year despite the economy. HDD’s predictions from last Thursday certainly look promising. Due to the Christmas holiday sliding into Monday, we didn’t get any HDD numbers yesterday. Finger’s crossed that we get some today.
Here are the Thursday predictions:
Michael Buble (Reprise) 425-450k
Adele 21 (XL/Columbia) 375-400k
*Young Jeezy (Def Jam/IDJ) 200-225
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 175-200k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 115-125k
Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Republic) 100-110k
Nickelback (Roadrunner) 100-110k
Andrea Bocelli (Decca) 95-105k
Scotty McCreery (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 90-95k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 90-95k
The Black Keys (Nonesuch) 90-95k
Now 40 (Capitol/EMI) 90-95k
Coldplay (Capitol/EMI) 80-85k
Adele 19 (XL/Columbia) 75-80k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 75-80k
*Debuts (12/22p)
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