Friday 23 May 2008

Your weakend top 10 preview

Duffy
In her second week, Mercury/IDJ's mega-buzzing Duffy is trending down by less than 40%, with a projected 40-45k, while Reprise's Frank Sinatra career-spanning hits collection is trending down by half, with 50-55k, helped by massive Starbucks sales. Both are performing significantly better than the vast majority of releases in their second weeks, which average a drop of 60-65%.

As for albums released on May 20, there will be three noteworthy debuts - noteworthy because they are likely to occupy the top three positions on the chart. Running away with #1 will be Universal Republic veterans 3 Doors Down, with an estimated 140-150k. Asylum rapper Bun B will be a distant second at 85-90k, while Dancing With the Stars choreographer turned country singer Julianne Hough (Mercury Nashville) has the inside track for #3 with 55-60k.

Sinatra looks good for #4, and Atlantic's Death Cab for Cutie, this week's chart-topper, could round out the Top 5 if it outsells the consistently solid Leona Lewis (Syco/J/RMG), with both projecting 45-50k. Like Duffy, Island/IDJ's Mariah Carey is en route to 40-45k, while Show Dog/UMe's Toby Keith and WB's Madonna are both heading toward 33-37k.

(Hits Daily Double)



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