Owl City launched himself to a single sales rocket in collaborating with “Call Me Maybe” sensation Carly Rae Jepsen on new hit “Good Time,” but the popularity of that song did not drive interest in new album “The Midsummer Station.”
Based on opening day sales, Hits Daily Double forecasts only 25-30,000 first week sales for the album, which would be a sharp decline from “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” That album, which did not include any major hit singles, opened to 48,000 first week sales early last summer.
Previous album “Ocean Eyes,” led by Owl City’s breakout smash “Fireflies,” did not have a strong opening week but ended up going platinum thanks to a far longer shelf life than “Midsummer” is likely to enjoy.
— Other Hits Daily Double estimates for this week’s releases include Trey Songz’ “Chapter V” (125-130,000, down sharply from “Pain, Passion & Pleasure”), DJ Khaled’s “Kiss the Ring” (35-40,000), Tenth Avenue North’s “The Struggle” (25-30,000) and Dustin Lynch’s “Dustin Lynch” (20-25,000).