Hitting the streets for next week’s chart are Prince’s Universal Republic debut 3121, which is expected to bow at #1 , along with Columbia’s Teddy Geiger, Victory’s Atreyu and Reprise’s My Chemical Romance special edition. Look for Manilow’s The Great Love Songs of the Fifties to be regenerated with some of its songs being performed by contestants on this week’s American Idol.


I got this info from hits daily double they r pretty good at predictingi will have the official projections tomorrow morning

here is related thread

http://www.prince.org/msg/7/182358
[Edited 3/22/06 22:12pm]

andykeen said:

no they didnt ! they r pretty accurate if they have any doubts they will say it is too close to call! maybe they get it wrong once in 100 predictions

Well let's hope they continue to be right on this. I observed a few record stores here in NYC and the CD is selling well. In fact, I saw two guys buying it so that made me happy.

That would be awesome for Prince.

I wouldn't be surprised since it is the only major release out there and the critics are really loving it (the video is also getting played a lot!) but some guy named BG has an album out....No name rappers always shock me by debuting at number one but also take a look at how older artists with rapid fans (Barry Manilow, as cited) have surprise albums debut at number one. At first I didn't think the album had a chance at the Top Ten but since nothing else is coming out the the press is so positive (and it's a major release), a top ten debut is nearly certain.

And if Prince sells a bunch of albums, then how does this help us?

2freaky4church1 said:

It doesn't help us. However, I'll be happy for Prince. Having another number 1 album after years and years of struggle will be nice for him, I'm sure.

i think My Chemical Romance is going to debut higher than prince.. they are all over TRL..

Yea, Prince can be as proud as the people who make stuff like Laffy Taffy.

scrambledeggsaresoboring said:

Chemical Romance and BG kinda scare me but I think Prince will top the charts.

2freaky4church1 said:

Chart success means different things for different artists. For Prince, it really would be quite the feat to return to number 1 after a big public backlash in the 90s and years of treading through the half experimental, half commercial landscape.

2freaky4church1 said:

guuu shake dat lafft taffy

Moonbeam said:

and after years and years of him and his fans saying sales dont mean anything?

paisleypark4 said:

i'm glad i still haven't heard that shit.

sosgemini said:

I never said they don't mean anything. I like following charts as I'm a numbers guy. Also, it is clear that Prince has tried several times to woo the mainstream with plenty of his albums over the past decade: Emancipation, Rave and Musicology are 3 prior examples, and 3121 is the newest offering. I'm sure Prince would appreciate a number 1 album.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

yes be thankful. i feel my brain cells die everytime i hear that shit.

2freaky4church1 said:

Vindication for the Prince fans! What the hell are you talking about? It would be awesome! So many people have written him off. So many people wonder why the hell we still listen to him. And all that aside, he makes awesome music and deserves the be rewarded for it, "at the bank"!

Stop being a Debbie Downer and GET HYPE!

JugHead said:

Without looking can you tell me who curently has the number one album? It doesn't really matter anymore because it's typically a one week affair because you need to sell so few cd's to achieve it.

What would it do for us? Fuck US...what would it do for Prince...it'd allow him to buy a goddamn house and stop RENTING.

lovemachine said:

Huh? Well, he hasn't achieved it with the past many releases, so it would still be an achievement for Prince.

I doubt this will happen. There's not nearly enough hype for this record.

And even if it does go number one, that's no good for us cuz it'll tell Prince to keep making luke warm albums...not like that'll stop him anyway.

TimeKeeper said:

That didn't exactly happen after Purple Rain...

When was the last time his album debut at #1 or reached #1? For all you trivia buffs?

92?

wonder505 said:

1989 The Batman Album

wonder505 said:

Batman soundtrack

Moonbeam said:

At least Purple Rain was an album that atracted the masses.

TimeKeeper said:

But its success led Prince to abandon its style for the most part and alienate a lot of his new fans. Prince has a love/hate relationship with the mainstream for sure.