Will Backspacer hit #1 on Billboard?

UpSideDown

Its been asked before, but what do you think?

With a Sunday release date I'm not sure what week they will be lumped into and who will be their main competition.......only one I can see is Jay-Z, but his sales should taper off by the time Backspacer hits.

Self-Titled sold something like 279,000 in its first week, but only got to #2.

This album is getting better reviews, so it may do better...........but then again its only available at Target.
Also, Self-Titled had WWS at #1, and BS only has The fixer at #2.

Hater disclaimer: Its not really a huge deal or measuring stick for the quality, but it would be nice bragging rights.

Ledbetterman10

UpSideDown wrote:

Self-Titled sold something like 279,000 in its first week, but only got to #2 (Red Hot Chili Peppers beat em out).

Actually it was Tool who beat them out. I think they sold twice as much as PJ in the first week.

ChampagneBreakfast4Everyone

My first thought is they'll get to 3, but I'll gladly eat my words and hope I do.

Architect and Builder

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

UpSideDown wrote:

Self-Titled sold something like 279,000 in its first week, but only got to #2 (Red Hot Chili Peppers beat em out).

Actually it was Tool who beat them out. I think they sold twice as much as PJ in the first week.

i can vouch for that. i was at tower records at midnight buying both. most of the line, which was extremely long, was there for tool.

DH62179

I hope so! I don't see it happening with the limited places it's available, however, Jay-Z should be slowing down a bit by then and I don't think there's anything too big coming out the same week so who knows?

Adm. Glen Scotia

I will be absolutely amazed (and delighted) if this album sells more than 160k in the first week (at least as far as Soundscan tracks things. It's not so much that the sales are limited to Target (mostly) -- Promotion of this record when compared to Avocado has been pretty minimal. (Although I will say that awareness seems to be out there regardless. A lot of non-fans have mentioned the record in my presence.)

Of course, I'd love to see PJ top the charts and sell a million records once again, but I just don't see it happening, regardless of how good the album is. Not even Kings of Leon sell a million. Album sales don't seem to be the barometer for success that they once were.

YoullseeDragons

Does the 10c issue of Backspacer count into total sales for the week?

youngster

My $$ says no but I would love to see Pearl jam with a #1 record. It's been a while since that happened.

robbyblaylock

whats backspacer?

Adm. Glen Scotia

YoullseeDragons wrote:

Does the 10c issue of Backspacer count into total sales for the week?

I could be wrong but I don't think that the 10c version, or copies sold through indie shops (which I believe don't use soundscan) will count towards the numbers. Will the RIAA track all of the stuff that "Monkeywrench Records" ships? I'm not sure how they handle independent releases.

UpSideDown

Adm. Glen Scotia wrote:

Of course, I'd love to see PJ top the charts and sell a million records once again, but I just don't see it happening, regardless of how good the album is. Not even Kings of Leon sell a million. Album sales don't seem to be the barometer for success that they once were.

As far as US sales, self titled hit somewhere in the 700,000s. I read somewhere that it was over a million worldwide.

UpSideDown

YoullseeDragons wrote:

Does the 10c issue of Backspacer count into total sales for the week?

I think so, I remember reading that they had the super deluxe preorders counted for the Ten reissue.

Adm. Glen Scotia

UpSideDown wrote:

Adm. Glen Scotia wrote:

Of course, I'd love to see PJ top the charts and sell a million records once again, but I just don't see it happening, regardless of how good the album is. Not even Kings of Leon sell a million. Album sales don't seem to be the barometer for success that they once were.

As far as US sales, self titled hit somewhere in the 700,000s. I read somewhere that it was over a million worldwide.

Well, yeah. I meant 1 million in the US.

mookieblalock

Well, its at #20 right now overall on itunes and that is solely from pre-orders. I would imagine that number jumps up once the album is actually available for download.

foofan1990

Adm. Glen Scotia wrote:

I will be absolutely amazed (and delighted) if this album sells more than 160k in the first week (at least as far as Soundscan tracks things. It's not so much that the sales are limited to Target (mostly) -- Promotion of this record when compared to Avocado has been pretty minimal. (Although I will say that awareness seems to be out there regardless. A lot of non-fans have mentioned the record in my presence.)

Of course, I'd love to see PJ top the charts and sell a million records once again, but I just don't see it happening, regardless of how good the album is. Not even Kings of Leon sell a million. Album sales don't seem to be the barometer for success that they once were.

Only by the Night did it a million...which is sad because Kings will probably try to recreate what they did on that album and thus continue to suck.

mattosborne

Top 5 is probably a realistic expectation. Because it's a Target exclusive. At worst #5...at best #1 obviously.

FrankY59

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

UpSideDown wrote:

Self-Titled sold something like 279,000 in its first week, but only got to #2 (Red Hot Chili Peppers beat em out).

Actually it was Tool who beat them out. I think they sold twice as much as PJ in the first week.

Ahhhh yes. That was the roughest week I've ever had when my two favorite bands released an album at the same time! It was hard enough that it took Tool 5 YEARS for a follow-up, so I will admit that my cravings were a bit lopsided. Just a tad!

Kloddz

robbyblaylock wrote:

whats backspacer?

It's a turtle.