Sales predictions for Katy Perry's "Smile" are here
Sales predictions for Katy Perry's much anticipated album "Smile" are here and it's not looking pretty folks.
Smile is predictions to debut with 50-60k sales units, with 40-45k coming from album sales and the rest from streaming. In comparison, Witness debut with ~180k sales units in 2017, but that did include tour bundles.
. @katyperry’s #Smile aiming for 50-60K first week in the US, top new album debut (via @HITSDD).
- chart data (@chartdata) August 29, 2020
But what's worse is that Smile will not debut at #1, the fight for will be between Taylor's Swift's "folklore" (already at #1 for the last 4 weeks) and Pop Smoke's posthumous album "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon" which debuted at #1 in July. Smile will likely debut at #3 or #4.
Taylor Swift (potential sixth week at #1) v.s. Pop Smoke for #1 this week on the US albums chart (via @HITSDD).
- chart data (@chartdata) August 29, 2020
For anyone who cares, Metallica and Lil Wayne also releases new albums and their predictions are as follows:
Metallica (Blackened) 50-55k, 45-50k
Internet Money (Internet Money/10K Projects) 27-32k, <1k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Republic) 24-27k, 2-3k
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