Adele’s long-running holdover “21” could claim another week at number one on the Billboard 200 Album Sales chart, as none of the newcomers will record impressive sales.
In fact, the only potential challenger for the top spot is Eric Church’s current chart-leader “Chief,” which bowed last week to more than 140,000 copies.
According to Hits Daily Double, which forecasts weekly sales figures based on opening-day sales reports, Trace Adkins’ “Proud to Be Here” will likely lead all newcomers. It is pacing for 40-45,000.
Just shy of that forecasted total is that of Mat Kearney’s “Young Love,” which looks good for 35-40,000. The cast album for Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” should debut in the same range.
Behind that is O.A.R.’s “King,” which should open to 25-30,000 first-week sales. The band, which makes its debut on Wind-Up Records with this album, has never made a real mark on album sales charts; its critically-panned predecessor “All Sides,” which featured the mild hit single “Shattered,” opened to 33,000 copies and 13th on the sales chart. Prior to that, “Stories of a Stranger” peaked at 40 on the Billboard 200 while “In Between Now and Then” got as high as 54.
Thirteen-year-old Greyson Chance, meanwhile, will make little impact with his studio debut–“Hold On Til the Night” is only tracking for 15-20,000.
