Daughtry is no stranger to selling millions of albums. So will it really be a surprise to see the guys do well with the release of their sophomore album, Leave This Town, this week?
Of course not. In fact, an opening atop the Billboard 200 is all but assured, as the band's competition ranges from Yung Joc to Jessie James. The only question that remains is, how big will the album open at? Considering Daughtry's debut managed to sell 304k in its opening week back in November 2006, it would be a logical guess that this disc will do much, much better in its first week.
A good comparison could be the difference between Carrie Underwood's debut week sales for Some Hearts and Carnival Ride, which was 212k in the latter's favor (315k to 527k). One thing to considering, however, is the state of the economy at the moment, as well as the continuing decline of the CD. So do not go expecting the band to sell gold levels in its first week.
But the promotion has been top-notch, with Chris pulling in a lot of free publicity thanks to his recent acoustic cover of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and other appearances he's made. The album's first single "No Surprise" is not doing the best job in terms of building anticipation, but with special promotional deals like the one the band has with ESPN to play some of their songs throughout the month, that should be be enough to cancel out the disappointing chart performance of the single.
After all consideration, a first week take of 390k seems to be in store, which would be among the highest releases of the year. Although this estimate is on the conservative side, it does seem fairly realistic in light of how sales have been lately.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
IDOL LIVE predix: Daughtry's 'Leave This Town'
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