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Update 3: <\/strong>Despite slipping to #2 on the iTunes album sales chart, Nicki Minaj’s “The Pinkprint” is tracking as the week’s best-selling new release.<\/em><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, its projected sales total is not particularly impressive.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Hits Daily Double, Minaj’s album is likely to move 155-165,000 copies in its first week (with an additional 15,000 Billboard 200 credits to come from Track Equivalent Albums and Streaming Equivalent Albums).<\/em><\/p>\n

Next among newcomers will be D’Angelo and The Vanguard’s surprise “Black Messiah,” which HITS says will sell 95-100,000 copies in its first week. 5 Seconds of Summer’s “LIVESOS” looks safe for 50-55,000 copies, while the “Into the Woods” soundtrack and Charli XCX’s “Sucker” will follow with 28-30,000 and 24-27,000, respectively.<\/em>
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Update 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Its\u00a0lead might not extend to the overall album sales race, but D’Angelo and The Vanguard’s surprise release “Black Messiah” is now the top-seller on the iTunes album sales chart.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nicki Minaj’s “The Pinkprint,” which opened the day atop the iTunes chart, is now #2 on the listing. \u00a0J. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” Fall Out Boy’s “American Beauty\/American Psycho” pre-order and 5 seconds of Summer’s “LIVESOS” follow at #3, #4 and #5, respectively.<\/em><\/p>\n

Other top ten sellers on iTunes: Taylor Swift’s #6 “1989,”\u00a0Kevin Gates’ #7 “Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition,” Pentatonix’s #8 “That’s Christmas to Me,” Charli XCX’s #9 “Sucker” and the #10\u00a0“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Volume 1.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Update:<\/b> While the explicit, deluxe edition of Nicki Minaj’s “The Pinkprint” remains the top seller on iTunes, the portrait beneath her has changed.<\/em><\/p>\n

D’Angelo and The Vanguard’s “Black Messiah” is up to #2, while 5SOS’ “LIVESOS,” which previously held the runner-up slot, is down to #4. J. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hills Drive” is holding at #3.<\/em><\/p>\n

The pre-order for Fall Out Boy’s “American Beauty\/American Psycho” is up to #5 and thus ahead of Taylor Swift’s “1989” (#6), Kevin Gates’ “Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition” (#7), Pentatonix’s “That’s Christmas to Me” (#8), Charli XCX’s “Sucker” (#9) and the “Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Volume 1” (#10).<\/em><\/p>\n

The clean version of Nicki Minaj’s album is #11 on the iTunes chart.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Midnight has arrived on the west coast, which means release day is officially underway for Nicki Minaj’s hotly anticipated new album “The Pinkprint.”<\/p>\n

Indicative of that anticipation, Minaj’s release quickly surged to the #1 position on the iTunes Album Sales chart in conjunction with its release on the morning of December 15.<\/p>\n

iTunes only represents one portion of the weekly sales race (actual sales forecasts are not yet available), but it is one that is irrefutably excited about “The Pinkprint.”<\/p>\n

Next on the excitement list is “LIVESOS,” 5 Seconds of Summer’s live album. The new release shot to #2 in conjunction with its release, which gives it the edge over J. Cole’s successful “2014 Forest Hills Drive” (#3), Taylor Swift’s juggernaut “1989” (#4) and Pentatonix’s smash “That’s Christmas to Me” (#5).<\/p>\n

D’Angelo and The Vanguard’s new “Black Messiah” follows at #6, while Charli XCX’s sophomore LP “Sucker” holds the #7 position in conjunction with its launch. Kevin Gates’ “Luca Brasi 2: A Gangsta Grillz Special Edition” sits at #8 and thus ahead of the lingering “Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Volume 1” soundtrack (#9) and the pre-order for Fall Out Boy’s “American Beauty\/American Psycho” (#10).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27766,"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":[1810,1951,3304,1174,2691,422,3305,288,1142,145,3141],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nNicki Minaj's Album Sales Pacing for 160K; D'Angelo, 5SOS Follow (Updated)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update 3: Despite slipping to #2 on the iTunes album sales chart, Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" is tracking as the week's best-selling new release.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/12\/15\/nicki-minaj-leads-album-sales-chart-5sos-dangelo-charli-xcx-follow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nicki Minaj's Album Sales Pacing for 160K; D'Angelo, 5SOS Follow (Updated)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Update 3: Despite slipping to #2 on the iTunes album sales chart, Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" is tracking as the week's best-selling new release.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/12\/15\/nicki-minaj-leads-album-sales-chart-5sos-dangelo-charli-xcx-follow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-15T08:11:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-12-16T17:44:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Nicki-Minaj-Anaconda.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1203\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"562\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Cantor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cantorpedia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/12\/15\/nicki-minaj-leads-album-sales-chart-5sos-dangelo-charli-xcx-follow\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/12\/15\/nicki-minaj-leads-album-sales-chart-5sos-dangelo-charli-xcx-follow\/\",\"name\":\"Nicki Minaj's Album Sales Pacing for 160K; D'Angelo, 5SOS Follow (Updated)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-12-15T08:11:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-12-16T17:44:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\"},\"description\":\"Update 3: Despite slipping to #2 on the iTunes album sales chart, Nicki Minaj's \\\"The Pinkprint\\\" is tracking as the week's best-selling new release.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2014\/12\/15\/nicki-minaj-leads-album-sales-chart-5sos-dangelo-charli-xcx-follow\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News & Charts, TV News & Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\",\"name\":\"Brian Cantor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Cantor\"},\"description\":\"Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. 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