Busta Rhymes to sell between 210-220k the first week

[Mr. Humonculous]

Busta Rhymes and Dr. Dre are proving a formidable combination.

The Big Bang, the veteran rapper’s first album for the Aftermath/Interscope label, appears poised to top next week’s HITS Top 50, with sales that could go over 200k. Based on one-day sales reports from retailers around the country, the album will easily top Tuesday’s sales chart with between 210-220k.

The only other chart debuts of note include Jive rockers Three Days Grace, whose One X album looks headed for between 70-75k in sales, which would place it somewhere in the Top 10. Billy Joel’s two CD live set on Columbia, recorded at New York’s Madison Square Garden, 12 Gardens Live, is on pace to sell between 35-40k.

Perhaps the week’s biggest story is the new Firm-managed American Idol winner Taylor Hicks, whose just-released single, “Do I Make You Proud,” is on target for sales of 150k. That’s a lot of gray hairs, folks.

Other records which hit the streets yesterday include albums by punk legends Sonic Youth (Geffen), cult metallurgists Shadows Fall (Century Media), critical darling Regina Spektor (Sire), U.K. avant-gardists The Futureheads making their debut on L.A. emo label Vagrant Records, a Spanish album from Tijuana-born Frankie J (Columbia) and a Replacements box set (Rhino).

Overall, the market was up more than 2.5% from last week, but down a whopping 14% from the same week last year and now down 3.5% overall. Is it summer yet?

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[Meho]

Weak. This should sell about 500.000 but its Interscopes fault awlays pushing it back. If you aint 50 Cent or Eminem you aint selling SHIT.

[Spicemuthafuc*in1]

Thats weak, Cam'Ron's Killa Season is ten times better than Busta's album, but then again Cam is ten times better than Busta as a Mc.  Anyways this sold more than Killa Season but it also had much more promotion.  Killa Season > The Big Bang,   Cam'Ron > Busta Rhymes

[QuietTruth]

Cam'ron better than Busta?

[BigBDrugStores]

Cam'ron better than Busta?

yes

[Sikotic™]

Cam'ron better than Busta?

You made a typo. That question mark doesn't belong there.

[GangstaBoogy]

so in other words...busta is gonna sell more in his first week than mobb deep did in 5 weeks. so what exactly was the point in pushing him back?

[QuietTruth]

His sales are weak cuz everybody downloaded it.

[westkoastanostra]

^^^ i didnt download it....i did it the right way and nrought the album...it was worth the wait i tell ya!........oh yeah cant leave w/out saying    BUSTA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>camron