Album Sales 06/11/08 - New Lil Wayne Album Will be Year’s Biggest Debut, Targeted for 900k+

robby84 · 06-11-2008, 04:08 PM

June 11, 2008

The music industry finally has something to shout about.

Thanks to an unprecedented pre-release blitz and the smash single, "Lollipop," Lil Wayne’s eagerly awaited Universal Motown release Tha Carter III is on target to sell more than 900k albums this week, almost twice as much as the previous record-holder, Mariah Carey’s E=MC2, which debuted with 475k last April. That’s based on one-day sales reports from beleaguered music retailers grateful for a little hot fun in the summertime.

If there’s brisk foot traffic across the country this Father’s Day weekend, Tha Carter III could even top Kanye West’s Graduation, which bowed with 957k last September. Not bad for an album which leaked all over the web last week.

It’s the biggest debut week ever for Sylvia Rhone’s Universal Motown, topping Nelly’s total of 714k back in June ’02.

Slip N Slide/Atlantic Tampa rapper Plies’ Definition of Real, which includes guest appearances from Ne-Yo, J. Holiday, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx and The-Dream, looks to be in the 225-250k area. The prolific hip-hop artist is reportedly about to drop a second disc by the end of the year.

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s band alter ego (with Shay Haley) N.E.R.D. come out with Seeing Sounds, their first album for Interscope, which will sell about 90k, give or take.

Rock crit and Louisville jam band acolytes My Morning Jacket are receiving big buzz for their latest on ATO, Evil Urges, which could do as much as 50k in first-week sales.

Alanis Morissette gets over the loss of boyfriend Ryan Reynolds to Scarlett Johansson with her new Maverick/Reprise album, Flavors of Entanglement, by consoling herself with 45-50k in sales.

Hitting retail on Tuesday is Coldplay’s Viva La Vida on Capitol, with EMI’s immediate future banking on its success.

Don’t feel too much pressure on yourself, Chris Martin.
The market was up 5% vs last week, down 14% vs same week last year and now down 11% year-to-date. We now return you to your regularly scheduled web-surfing for porn.

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Ty193 · 06-11-2008, 04:11 PM

good for him I guess

The Real K.I.N.G. · 06-11-2008, 04:23 PM

Strong first week by him and Plies

YoungGeeza · 06-11-2008, 04:24 PM

2 whack albums shouldn't sell that much smh

soldierunit · 06-11-2008, 04:25 PM

how, dude is trash, medium at best, guess his label will have a lot of cds to buy

BDUB5 · 06-11-2008, 04:26 PM

i realy dont see how hes gonna sell 900k they said hov was gonna sell 800k and he sold 600k so wayne might do 500k . .but 900?? nah

YoUnG CaLi · 06-11-2008, 04:45 PM

Sounds about right....I mean everyone was on his nutt sack..4rm rolling stone 2 mtv...I honestly thought he was gonna do a mill 1st since he's the "most anticipated" rapper out....everyone 4rm white girls 2 hood niggaz wanna hear his shit so I guess ite right.......

^^^^hov had nowhere near the buzz or anticipation...and don't front like he did....so don't compare that.....wayne=cd buying fans favorite rapper...

Entreprenegro · 06-11-2008, 05:11 PM

Lol, Damn shit is crazy. Plies ain't even do 100k his first week last time and now he rumored to do 225-250k. You can say he wack all you want but you can't deny he doin his thing and on the come up.

Cyro Haze · 06-11-2008, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soldierunit

how, dude is trash, medium at best, guess his label will have a lot of cds to buy

lil wayne>>>>>>>>g-unit
lil wayne will sell at least 600k
stop hatin

240KA · 06-11-2008, 05:51 PM

my ass. lil wayne talked all this shit about mixtapes and his mixtapes was better than carter 3. i like carter 2 more than 3.

while the track "dr carter" was dope and shows that he has some good concepts. he should hav emade more tracks like it.

Nas's Mixtape shits on Carter 3 and if usher only sold 455k in the first week. wayne will sell less

The Real K.I.N.G. · 06-11-2008, 06:00 PM

It's all about Lil Wayne this week as The Billboard 200 prepares for the arrival of "Tha Carter III." The rapper's new Cash Money/Universal album will easily bow at No. 1 next week, as it leads Nielsen SoundScan's Building Chart, to be released this afternoon (June 11) at 5 p.m. ET.

Unweighted first-day sales of "Tha Carter III" at nine leading accounts through the close of business yesterday (June 10), stood at 423,000. Sources close to the album project "Carter" could shift between 850,000-950,000 in its first full week. That would easily give Wayne the biggest sales week of the year, and the best since Kanye West's "Graduation" started with 957,000 last year.

To compare, "Graduation" saw a first-day Building number of 437,000 from eight accounts, about 3% more than that posted by "Carter."

Billboard estimates the nine merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart -- Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target, Anderson Merchandisers and Handleman Co. -- comprise about 80% of all U.S. album sales.

Starbucks was not part of the Building Chart panel when West's title came to market last Sept. 11.

looks official I never thought that something would happen like this... I wonder how much he would've did if the dj didn't leak it

ALL_15_WELL · 06-11-2008, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YoungGeeza

2 whack albums shouldn't sell that much smh

FUCKIN HATER...

ALL_15_WELL · 06-11-2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyro Haze

lil wayne>>>>>>>>g-unit
lil wayne will sell at least 600k
stop hatin

...EXACTLY...FOR SOME REASON YOU CANT STRESS THAT ENOUGH TO THESE HHBOARD G-UNIT STANS

Curtis187 · 06-11-2008, 06:11 PM

good for plies, his album is pretty hot. his album better than carter 3.

Curtis187 · 06-11-2008, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALL_15_WELL

...EXACTLY...FOR SOME REASON YOU CANT STRESS THAT ENOUGH TO THESE HHBOARD G-UNIT STANS

u call g-unit fans haters but we all know when that g-unit album come u and all the other haters gon say its wack no matter how hot it is. nigga, if GRODT came out tommorrow, niggas would hate. thats just how it is, people are haters. most of yall won't give 50's music a chance cause yall haters, so dont call us haters.

True Ronald · 06-11-2008, 06:30 PM

I would go out of my way to make Wayne sell more records but I have a feeling I won't be able to find the cd.....nor do I have a strong enough interest in buying it.....someone tell me should I buy it?

Curtis187 · 06-11-2008, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by True Sinister

I would go out of my way to make Wayne sell more records but I have a feeling I won't be able to find the cd.....nor do I have a strong enough interest in buying it.....someone tell me should I buy it?

no u shouldnt, just download and see for ur self.

iNfAMOUS G-CORP. · 06-11-2008, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis187

u call g-unit fans haters but we all know when that g-unit album come u and all the other haters gon say its wack no matter how hot it is. nigga, if GRODT came out tommorrow, niggas would hate. thats just how it is, people are haters. most of yall won't give 50's music a chance cause yall haters, so dont call us haters.

This guy talks alotta sense.

Anyway thats good for Weezy, although I liked Carter 2 much better then Carter 3 IMO.

*50*CENT*WIFE* · 06-11-2008, 07:52 PM

OH YEAH GO HEAD WAYNE AND PLIES ;)

YoUnG CaLi · 06-11-2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis187

u call g-unit fans haters but we all know when that g-unit album come u and all the other haters gon say its wack no matter how hot it is. nigga, if GRODT came out tommorrow, niggas would hate. thats just how it is, people are haters. most of yall won't give 50's music a chance cause yall haters, so dont call us haters.

That's hella true...but...if game or fat joe or nas or jada or cam etc.....droped the greatest album ever in history...g-unit STANS(not saying you) would automaticlly say the shit is wack and the CURTIS was a better album...you right about watchu said...but its the other way around 2....

Hakaroodi · 06-11-2008, 08:14 PM

lil wayne 900k??? WTFF - illseed should put that quote under his "signs the world is comin' to an end" section..!!

keepitgangsta · 06-11-2008, 08:26 PM

wow plies doing 220k

black ice 07 · 06-11-2008, 09:14 PM

looks official I never thought that something would happen like this... I wonder how much he would've did if the dj didn't leak it
^^^^
He'd have done more if the cd didn't leak until a few days before the drop because you'd have people like me that would have bought the cd to see what the hype around his ass was all about. After I saw the cover and the whole ready to die illmatic vibe he was trying to give off I was expecting a classic and I got a cd that underachieved. You can't tell me you weren't half interested in the cd before it leaked?

AzawX · 06-11-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black ice 07

looks official I never thought that something would happen like this... I wonder how much he would've did if the dj didn't leak it
^^^^
He'd have done more if the cd didn't leak until a few days before the drop because you'd have people like me that would have bought the cd to see what the hype around his ass was all about. After I saw the cover and the whole ready to die illmatic vibe he was trying to give off I was expecting a classic and I got a cd that underachieved. You can't tell me you weren't half interested in the cd before it leaked?

looool, the cd would have leaked the day they release it anyway if they didnt leak it before... so you tellin me you would have bought it fore listenin to it?? thats stupid if you only wanna know what the hype was all about..

AzawX · 06-11-2008, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtis187

u call g-unit fans haters but we all know when that g-unit album come u and all the other haters gon say its wack no matter how hot it is. nigga, if GRODT came out tommorrow, niggas would hate. thats just how it is, people are haters. most of yall won't give 50's music a chance cause yall haters, so dont call us haters.

true, true, so true

06-11-2008, 04:08 PM	#1
robby84 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queenz Bred, livin life in Y.O. Posts: 8,583 Repped: 3,247 Repped 13,916 Times in 1,127 Posts Neg Reps: 12 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 8 Posts	06/11/08 - New Lil Wayne Album Will be Year’s Biggest Debut, Targeted for 900k+ 06/11/08 - New Lil Wayne Album Will be Year’s Biggest Debut, Targeted for 900k+ June 11, 2008 The music industry finally has something to shout about. Thanks to an unprecedented pre-release blitz and the smash single, "Lollipop," Lil Wayne’s eagerly awaited Universal Motown release Tha Carter III is on target to sell more than 900k albums this week, almost twice as much as the previous record-holder, Mariah Carey’s E=MC2, which debuted with 475k last April. That’s based on one-day sales reports from beleaguered music retailers grateful for a little hot fun in the summertime. If there’s brisk foot traffic across the country this Father’s Day weekend, Tha Carter III could even top Kanye West’s Graduation, which bowed with 957k last September. Not bad for an album which leaked all over the web last week. It’s the biggest debut week ever for Sylvia Rhone’s Universal Motown, topping Nelly’s total of 714k back in June ’02. Slip N Slide/Atlantic Tampa rapper Plies’ Definition of Real, which includes guest appearances from Ne-Yo, J. Holiday, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jamie Foxx and The-Dream, looks to be in the 225-250k area. The prolific hip-hop artist is reportedly about to drop a second disc by the end of the year. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s band alter ego (with Shay Haley) N.E.R.D. come out with Seeing Sounds, their first album for Interscope, which will sell about 90k, give or take. Rock crit and Louisville jam band acolytes My Morning Jacket are receiving big buzz for their latest on ATO, Evil Urges, which could do as much as 50k in first-week sales. Alanis Morissette gets over the loss of boyfriend Ryan Reynolds to Scarlett Johansson with her new Maverick/Reprise album, Flavors of Entanglement, by consoling herself with 45-50k in sales. Hitting retail on Tuesday is Coldplay’s Viva La Vida on Capitol, with EMI’s immediate future banking on its success. Don’t feel too much pressure on yourself, Chris Martin. The market was up 5% vs last week, down 14% vs same week last year and now down 11% year-to-date. We now return you to your regularly scheduled web-surfing for porn. SOURCE: __________________ Most loved/Hated Moderator "Stop Bitchin" - Robby

06-11-2008, 04:23 PM	#3
The Real K.I.N.G. Too Ill For Radio Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,943 Repped: 828 Repped 466 Times in 187 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 8 Posts	Strong first week by him and Plies __________________ R.O.B.

06-11-2008, 06:00 PM	#11
The Real K.I.N.G. Too Ill For Radio Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,943 Repped: 828 Repped 466 Times in 187 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 8 Posts	It's all about Lil Wayne this week as The Billboard 200 prepares for the arrival of "Tha Carter III." The rapper's new Cash Money/Universal album will easily bow at No. 1 next week, as it leads Nielsen SoundScan's Building Chart, to be released this afternoon (June 11) at 5 p.m. ET. Unweighted first-day sales of "Tha Carter III" at nine leading accounts through the close of business yesterday (June 10), stood at 423,000. Sources close to the album project "Carter" could shift between 850,000-950,000 in its first full week. That would easily give Wayne the biggest sales week of the year, and the best since Kanye West's "Graduation" started with 957,000 last year. To compare, "Graduation" saw a first-day Building number of 437,000 from eight accounts, about 3% more than that posted by "Carter." Billboard estimates the nine merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart -- Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, iTunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target, Anderson Merchandisers and Handleman Co. -- comprise about 80% of all U.S. album sales. Starbucks was not part of the Building Chart panel when West's title came to market last Sept. 11. looks official I never thought that something would happen like this... I wonder how much he would've did if the dj didn't leak it __________________ R.O.B.

06-11-2008, 06:11 PM	#14
Curtis187 Before I Self Destruct Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 448 Repped: 120 Repped 194 Times in 27 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	good for plies, his album is pretty hot. his album better than carter 3. __________________ 50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct - Feb. 3rd, 2009

06-11-2008, 06:30 PM	#16
True Ronald Hip Hop Almanac Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,020 Repped: 193 Repped 355 Times in 65 Posts Neg Reps: 25 Neg Repped at 39 Times in 26 Posts	I would go out of my way to make Wayne sell more records but I have a feeling I won't be able to find the cd.....nor do I have a strong enough interest in buying it.....someone tell me should I buy it? __________________ True Sinister's take on Keyshia Cole "gap teeth in your mouth so my dick's got to fit"

06-11-2008, 04:11 PM	#2
Ty193 Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,148 Repped: 66 Repped 67 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	good for him I guess

06-11-2008, 04:24 PM	#4
YoungGeeza Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: L.A. Posts: 2,779 Repped: 911 Repped 1,585 Times in 136 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	2 whack albums shouldn't sell that much smh

06-11-2008, 04:25 PM	#5
soldierunit SoldierUnit Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Va Posts: 3,155 Repped: 145 Repped 10 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	how, dude is trash, medium at best, guess his label will have a lot of cds to buy

06-11-2008, 04:26 PM	#6
BDUB5 Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cali Posts: 385 Repped: 31 Repped 162 Times in 32 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i realy dont see how hes gonna sell 900k they said hov was gonna sell 800k and he sold 600k so wayne might do 500k . .but 900?? nah

06-11-2008, 04:45 PM	#7
YoUnG CaLi datalkofcali Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SoUtH CaLi Posts: 3,936 Repped: 165 Repped 560 Times in 319 Posts Neg Reps: 24 Neg Repped at 98 Times in 76 Posts	Sounds about right....I mean everyone was on his nutt sack..4rm rolling stone 2 mtv...I honestly thought he was gonna do a mill 1st since he's the "most anticipated" rapper out....everyone 4rm white girls 2 hood niggaz wanna hear his shit so I guess ite right....... ^^^^hov had nowhere near the buzz or anticipation...and don't front like he did....so don't compare that.....wayne=cd buying fans favorite rapper...

06-11-2008, 05:11 PM	#8
Entreprenegro Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,145 Repped: 490 Repped 873 Times in 214 Posts Neg Reps: 3 Neg Repped at 48 Times in 11 Posts	Lol, Damn shit is crazy. Plies ain't even do 100k his first week last time and now he rumored to do 225-250k. You can say he wack all you want but you can't deny he doin his thing and on the come up.

06-11-2008, 05:51 PM	#10
240KA Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orlando, FL aka trigger state Posts: 2,708 Repped: 9 Repped 1 Time in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	my ass. lil wayne talked all this shit about mixtapes and his mixtapes was better than carter 3. i like carter 2 more than 3. while the track "dr carter" was dope and shows that he has some good concepts. he should hav emade more tracks like it. Nas's Mixtape shits on Carter 3 and if usher only sold 455k in the first week. wayne will sell less

06-11-2008, 07:52 PM	#19
50CENTWIFE R.I.P MIKE :( Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: THE EAST COAST Posts: 15,976 Repped: 2,510 Repped 728 Times in 139 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 11 Posts	OH YEAH GO HEAD WAYNE AND PLIES ;) __________________ .....MKJ.....B.I.S.D.OUT.NOW.....

06-11-2008, 08:14 PM	#21
Hakaroodi G-UNIT SOLDIER Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 30,524 Repped: 14,432 Repped 952 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 49 Times in 45 Posts	lil wayne 900k??? WTFF - illseed should put that quote under his "signs the world is comin' to an end" section..!!

06-11-2008, 08:26 PM	#22
keepitgangsta Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Wire Posts: 4,447 Repped: 395 Repped 1,610 Times in 179 Posts Neg Reps: 20 Neg Repped at 30 Times in 19 Posts	wow plies doing 220k

06-11-2008, 09:14 PM	#23
black ice 07 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis Tenn Posts: 1,916 Repped: 923 Repped 841 Times in 137 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 10 Posts	looks official I never thought that something would happen like this... I wonder how much he would've did if the dj didn't leak it ^^^^ He'd have done more if the cd didn't leak until a few days before the drop because you'd have people like me that would have bought the cd to see what the hype around his ass was all about. After I saw the cover and the whole ready to die illmatic vibe he was trying to give off I was expecting a classic and I got a cd that underachieved. You can't tell me you weren't half interested in the cd before it leaked?

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