Halsey’s new “Manic” has a shot at #1 in this week’s US album sales race. It will, meanwhile, contend with Mac Miller’s “Circles” for #2 on the overall consumption chart.<\/p>\n
According to Hits Daily Double, the new Halsey album should sell 140-160K albums this week. The inclusion of track sales and streams will yield a consumption total in the 185-210K range.<\/p>\n
“Circles” should generate a similar 175-200K in first-week consumption, but it will generate a more modest 50-75K from album sales.<\/p>\n
From a consumption perspective, both albums are expected to trail Eminem’s surprise “Music To Be Murdered By.” Hits projects the album to generate 300-325K in first week consumption, with 110-125K coming from sales.<\/p>\n
The current projections, therefore, give Halsey the edge over both albums from an album sales standpoint. It is, of course, important to note that early projections always come with a margin of error.<\/p>\n
As has become common in the industry, the “Manic” sales total will receive a lift from bundle promotions — notably an option to redeem a free copy of the album in conjunction with tour ticket purchases. “Manic” is also available as part of various merchandise bundles on Halsey’s website; “Circles” and “Music To Be Murdered By” are also available in merch packages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Manic” and “Circles” will contend for #2 on the overall chart","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047,206],"tags":[6653,58,4585,423,13281,13285],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n