Kris Allen May Not Sell 100,000 Copies On His First Week
The headlines will be merciless next week for Kris Allen, so just a heads up. Estimates for album sales this week have already come up, and Kris Allen is underperforming for an American Idol winner. He is poised to be the worst-selling Idol-winner for the first week since Jordin Sparks debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 in 2007 with 119,000 copies.
Here are the estimates from Hits based on first day sales:
John Mayer, 275k-300k
Norah Jones, 150k-160k
50 Cent, 140k-150k
Casting Crowns, 140k-150k
Andrea Bocelli, 140k-150k
Justin Bieber, 110k-120k
Kris Allen, 75k-80k
Leona Lewis, 60k-65k
I think 50 Cent will debut with higher numbers, and anything can still happen in one week.
But I don't know what to do about Kris Allen. Season 8 is turning out to be a friggin' disaster.
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