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4:21 pm - 11/20/2012

THE CURSE IS BROKEN: RIRI SET TO DEBUT AT #1 IN AMERICA


WHEN BLACK FRIDAY COMES: Today's HITS album sales chart has just closed and we’re already peering into our crystal ball for next week, folks, thanks to one-day sales reports from those retailers around the country who haven’t succumbed to tryptophan shock. Heading into holiday weekend, our retail experts ask for your indulgence, with a greater than usual margin of error due to cranberry consumption. Look for Def Jam/IDJ chanteuse Rihanna’s Unapologetic to sell between 240-260k, her biggest debut ever, which is probably good enough to make her #1 next week. Atlantic’s Kid Rock takes advantage of his availability at iTunes for the first time with an estimate of 160-180k for his new, pro-Mitt Romney album, Rebel Soul. 19/Interscope American Idol winner Phillip Phillips’ The World from the Side of the Moon will bow with between 140-160k. Atlantic/Rhino’s Led Zeppelin CD/DVD Celebration, recorded at their much-ballyhooed reunion show at London’s 02 Arena in 2007, should do in the 90-100k range. Geffen diva Keyshia Cole’s Woman to Woman is on target for 75-85k, while 19/RCA Idol album Kelly Clarkson’s greatest hits compilation looks good for 45-50k. RCA Latin star Pitbull’s Global Warning should do 35-40k, while Capitol stalwart Coldplay’s Live 2012 CD/DVD will sell in the 30-35k range. (11/20p)

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thrillisgone_89 20th-Nov-2012 10:35 pm (UTC)
and an editor at billboard hinted at "diamonds" being #1 this week:

Not 100% confirmed but I'm feeling pretty bullish there's a new #Hot100 no. 1 release coming tonight. #Navy



I CAN'T TAKE THE SLAYAGE.

vanishingbee 20th-Nov-2012 10:35 pm (UTC)
lol people are going to be so pissed when they listen to it
xliquidskiesx 20th-Nov-2012 10:35 pm (UTC)
How is she in concert? She's coming to my town next June or July and I'm thinking about going if the tickets aren't too expensive.
hypnology 20th-Nov-2012 10:38 pm (UTC)
Worthless.
I watched the live from london and she hardly sings, letting the crowd and background singers do most of it.
vanishingbee 20th-Nov-2012 10:39 pm (UTC)
a DISASTER. Go into her tag and see if you can watch her London 777 broadcast-- she was singing MAYBE half the time for the last 10 minutes or so. I would be more forgiving since she was on her 6th tour in 6 days... except reports say she was like that on the first & second concerts too.
thrillisgone_89 20th-Nov-2012 10:41 pm (UTC)
tbh, it depends on the day, but in general, she's just not a natural born performer, so take that as you will lol
troy_macclure 20th-Nov-2012 10:42 pm (UTC)
I've heard good reviews from her regular tours despite the 777 disaster.
bitchboobye 20th-Nov-2012 10:45 pm (UTC)
her tours always get great reviews but she does get exhausted pretty easily
mikee414 20th-Nov-2012 11:16 pm (UTC)
save your $
xliquidskiesx 20th-Nov-2012 11:31 pm (UTC)
Euros ;)
but yeah just saw the ticket prices and no ty.
79€-90€ for standing tickets is a bit much. (admittedly ticketsale starts tomorrow, so that price might be a ~special~ pre-sale price to reserve tickets)
honey_fuggle 20th-Nov-2012 10:36 pm (UTC)
lol it's about time! werq rih!
scheisse 20th-Nov-2012 10:36 pm (UTC)
damn, this girl can't pull 300k if her life depended on it.
vampireweekend 20th-Nov-2012 10:38 pm (UTC)
well she didn't have her album on sale for 99 cents so

Edited at 2012-11-20 10:38 pm (UTC)
tlcspice 20th-Nov-2012 10:39 pm (UTC)
she still sold ~700 k without the amazon deal !!!1
supernature_971 20th-Nov-2012 10:41 pm (UTC)
lol this is so tired...
vanishingbee 20th-Nov-2012 10:43 pm (UTC)
lbr that's because people would still buy her singles instead of the album at that price

the people want what they want imo
fiercenessness 20th-Nov-2012 10:43 pm (UTC)
And it's not being sold in drugstores like Gaga and Taylor Swift were.
thrillisgone_89 20th-Nov-2012 10:39 pm (UTC)
i actually think she will reach 300k it once the black friday sales come in tbh
mrcelebrity 20th-Nov-2012 10:39 pm (UTC)
Maybe she should bust out with some desperate attempts at selling 500k+ by putting her album on sale for .99 cents
yungrapunxel 20th-Nov-2012 10:42 pm (UTC)
bow 2 her being able to pull those worldwide numbers better than any of her pop contemporaries
truelasher 20th-Nov-2012 10:37 pm (UTC)
Those are great numbers considering the first half of the CD is horrible and sounds like one continuous song.
troy_macclure 20th-Nov-2012 10:38 pm (UTC)
i love her ratchetness idgaf
loveforhire 20th-Nov-2012 10:39 pm (UTC)
Love without tragedy/mother mary is flawless. Best song she's done in years imo.
vanishingbee 20th-Nov-2012 10:42 pm (UTC)
definitely my fav song from her since only girl in the world. not even a contest tbh.
thrillisgone_89 20th-Nov-2012 10:43 pm (UTC)
"love without tragedy / mother mary" > her discography

lbr
howlcosmiclove 20th-Nov-2012 10:52 pm (UTC)
ia
spacebound09 20th-Nov-2012 10:40 pm (UTC)
get it

meh album, but can't stop listening to Love Without Tragedy
jacomus 20th-Nov-2012 10:40 pm (UTC)
Less to do with the album being good, or even listenable, and more to do with luck and the time she is releasing it.
bitchboobye 20th-Nov-2012 10:44 pm (UTC)
except she has released the same week for the past 3 years and had underwhelming debut weeks, rihanna is just bigger now more than ever, not that hard to grasp!
yungrapunxel 20th-Nov-2012 10:46 pm (UTC)
her label has released her on this same week for the past 3 years, please try to make sense! [2]
mrcelebrity 20th-Nov-2012 10:50 pm (UTC)
She's always released in November and practically the same week! Please try to make more sense! [3]
jeveuxmacaron 20th-Nov-2012 11:44 pm (UTC)
i think your comment still stands given that while the release dates have been the same from year to year, she's lucky that she doesn't have much competition for the listing at the moment

like who the fuck wants to listen to kid rock
vanishingbee 20th-Nov-2012 10:40 pm (UTC)
Has any fan released a re-do of LWT that basically just uses the first bit of MM as a bridge? I'd love to hear a "full" version of just LWT.
treatyoself 21st-Nov-2012 06:33 am (UTC)
mte I can't believe it's only 2 mins! so upsetting, wish we got an extended version.
supernature_971 20th-Nov-2012 10:40 pm (UTC)
Good for her I guess.
fiercenessness 20th-Nov-2012 10:41 pm (UTC)
My Rihanna stan friend jokes that she releases so many albums because she wants that #1 and she'll stop once she gets it. I hope he's right.
thrillisgone_89 20th-Nov-2012 10:42 pm (UTC)
the queen is gonna be so happy when she finds out

pistol_eyes 20th-Nov-2012 10:46 pm (UTC)
awww good for her.



Shoulda been Loud tho.

Edited at 2012-11-20 10:49 pm (UTC)
peachie_ego 20th-Nov-2012 10:55 pm (UTC)
lol no, no it's shouldn't.
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