check out Prince's competition for opening week

upcoming releases for 03/21/06
artist/label last major release 1st week sales U.S. OTC
Atreyu
Victory 06/29/04 34,000 297,000
Ashcroft, Richard
Virgin 02/25/03 4,500 25,000
Anti-Flag
RCA 10/21/03 14,000 94,000
Bizzy Bone
Real Talk Ent./Koch 09/27/05 5,700 25,500
B.G.
Koch Records 05/24/05 49,000 163,000
Dead Prez
Koch Records 03/30/04 21,000 95,000
From First to Last
Epitaph 06/29/04 1,900 123,000
Faktion
Roadrunner no previous LP debut debut
Geiger, Teddy
Columbia no previous LP debut debut
Game, The
Fast Life Music/Koch 04/26/05 17,000 61,500
Hurt
Capitol no previous LP debut debut
Harper, Ben
Virgin 09/21/04 14,000 158,000
My Chemical Romance
Reprise 06/08/04 11,500 1,340,000
Men, Women & Children
Reprise no previous LP debut debut
Madigan, kathleen
Warner Nashville no previous LP debut debut
Now Latino (various)
SMG n/a n/a n/a
No Trigger
Nitro Records no previous LP debut debut
New Amsterdams
Vagrant 08/05/03 2,200 21,000
Prince
Universal 04/20/04 191,000 2,021,000
Sparks
In The Red n/a n/a n/a
Sounds, The
New Line Records 05/13/03 1,900 78,000
Urban Mystic
Sire 11/30/04 4,700 52,000
Webber, Andrew Lloyd
Decca U.S. n/a n/a n/a

i think My Chemical Romance's album will be the biggest challenge to 3121 in week #1

I think Avant has an album coming out that day.

Mazerati said:

can we add Morrisey's new CD as well as part of the competition? I thought I read somewhere that his new release is also slated for March 21.

Oops, Ringleader of the Tormentors by Morrissey is not being released on that date, sorry. Looks like April 3.
[Edited 2/26/06 19:23pm]

UndercovaBrotha said:

Wow, who would've thought? Prince at this stage of his career, with the chance of having a #1 album?

Mazerati said:[quote]upcoming releases for 03/21/06
artist/label last major release 1st week sales U.S. OTC

Game, The
Fast Life Music/Koch 04/26/05 17,000 61,500
My Chemical Romance
Reprise 06/08/04 11,500 1,340,000


These are the only 2 Prince really have big competition as of date is concerned

i'm pleasently suprised the last My Chemical Romance album did so well..i like them!

I'm gonna hafta agree with others... The Game & My Chemical Romance are probably the only 2 artists out there who could give P a run for his money on opening week sales. However, this doesn't promise a #1 album. Remember that he must also compete with who's out there now. Its gonna b hard 2 unseat those who have had a long run. Unless, that is, all the orgers go out and BUY a copy of the cd.

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My Chemical Romance's album on March 21st is a live album. So, I'm still doubtful.

I doubt the game cd will drop on the above released date. Other than that it looks good for prince, just depends on how much pay universal has put in his ola

Easy! Easy! Easy! #1

From what is being released that day things look very good for the man BUT what hasn't been mentioned is this: What about the CD's being released between tomorrow (Feb 28th) and March 14th and if any new CD hits number 1, can and will it stay at number 1 on March 28th? In 2004, Usher was #1 when Prince debuted at #3 and he had been at #1 for a few weeks. Having said that, I really think if Prince does a lot of TV shows and high profile ones at that, then Prince may have his biggest chart opening week EVER. All everyone has to do is play the game.

Prince.org is a cemetery where folks mourn Prince instead of celebrate him and his music. Last time I checked, Prince isn't dead yet.

Game, The
Fast Life Music/Koch 04/26/05 17,000 61,500

This certainly isn't his next aftermath release "the doctors advocate" which has a tentative release date of 06/06/06 so this shouldn't pose a threat.

Regardless of where it charts , how many copies do you think it will sell in week one.

Musicology dropped 177,000 in week one. (191,000 includes concert giveaways)?

What about 3121 ?? do you think he can top 200,000 ?


What a # 1 record will do however is give him alot of good press and free publicity.

This headline will be plastered everywhere....

PRINCE RETURNS TO THE TOP OF THE ALBUM CHARTS AFTER 17 YEARS


a # 2 debut ....nothing .

I think Universal and Prince should whore themselves to the media in the 2 weeks before its release to make sure this happens, because it certainly is in reach.

Richard Ashcroft will go striaght to NO.1 here in the UK

He has has alot of promotion for this album, with touring with coldplay, being on children's programs and TOTP's

T.I.'s "King" releases that day, also.

I think that might be a potential threat.

purplecam said:

T.I.'s album comes out April 11th, and LL Cool J isn't until early May. My Chemical Romance won't top Prince with an odds'n'ends live album (which they aren't even promoting). Teddy Geiger will do well thanks to his song "For You I Will (Confidence)" but I don't think he has a real shot at number one.

The biggest new release from March 14th, honestly, is "Ultimate Prince." Other new releases that day include Donald Fagen and country act Shedaisy. It's possible.....possible...Prince will have the chart's highest debut two weeks in a row. "Ultimate" will in no way be number one, but it may be the highest new entry that week if promotion for 3121 spills over and gives it a bump.

Big new releases from March 7th include Pink Floyd frontman David Gilmour, Hassidic rapper Matisyahu, Van Morrison, and Juvenile. If any of those go to number one they will likely not have much staying power.

The biggest new releases this week are Ne-Yo (who may be number one but likely won't linger there for four weeks; he shouldn't be a challenge to Prince), a gospel album from country star Alan Jackson, and emo band Hawthorne Heights. Kid Rock and Bruce Springsteen have new releases but they are live albums. I doubt either will still be in the top 100 by March 21st.

If Prince pulls one or two high-profile appearances the week 3121 comes out, I honestly do think he has his best shot at the top since 1989.
[Edited 2/27/06 7:48am]

newpower99 said:

renfield said:

I've been a Prince fan for over 20 years, but after "my" disappointments with NewPowerSoul, Rave, TRC and Musicology, I'm spending my money on the new My Chemical Romance CD first... Although I DO LOVE "Fury"!! If there is more of that vibe on 3121, I'll definitely pick it up.

HeyJude said:

HeyJude said:

I think that if Prince has any competition on 3/21 it will be from T.I. and The Game because you know that younger hip-hop lovers will want to pick those CD's up .

alexnevermind319 said:

I'm gonna hafta agree with others... The Game & My Chemical Romance are probably the only 2 artists out there who could give P a run for his money on opening week sales. However, this doesn't promise a #1 album. Remember that he must also compete with who's out there now. Its gonna b hard 2 unseat those who have had a long run. Unless, that is, all the orgers go out and BUY a copy of the cd.

HeyJude said:

jdcxc said: