The deluge of initial preorders for One Direction’s Take Me Home, the sophomore album from the Syco/Columbia boy band is slated for Nov. 13, giving the release the look of a commercial giant, with most expecting a first week north of 500k. That will give it a good shot at being the year’s second biggest debut.
In the following grid of high-profile releases for the rest of 2012, beginning with the four albums that hit last Tuesday—RCA’s P!nk, Def Jam/IDJ’s Kanye West G.O.O.D. Music compilation, Island/IDJ’s The Killers and 604/Schoolboy/ Interscope’s Carly Rae Jepsen—we’ve eliminated the second or third singles that are just getting started from each. Christina Aguilera’s RCA album Lotus and One Direction’s Take Me Home, both slated for Nov. 13, aren’t included because their initial singles are just hitting radio.
Four debuting acts—Republic’s Alex Clare and Of Monsters and Men, along with Dualtone’s Lumineers and Def Jam/IDJ’s Frank Ocean—have separated themselves from the pack, and although all are primarily album artists, each has also yielded a strong-performing single.
The Lumineers are one of four noteworthy new and developing acts whose debut albums and singles are tracked below. Mumford & Sons’
Other acts tracked include Syco/Epic’s Cher Lloyd, Warner Bros.’ Muse and YG/Schoolboy/Republic South Korean viral sensation PSY.
SELECTED NEW & DEVELOPING ALBUMS W/SINGLES | ||||
ARTIST | ALBUM/SINGLE | LABEL | LP FORECAST | CUME |
SINGLE SALES | AUDIENCE | |||
ALEX CLARE | LATENESS OF THE HOUR | REPUBLIC | 95k |
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TOO CLOSE | 1.5m | 447.9m | ||
OF MONSTERS AND MEN | MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL | REPUBLIC | 365k |
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LITTLE TALKS | 870k | 288.9m | ||
LUMINEERS | THE LUMINEERS | DUALTONE | 295k |
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HO HEY | 750k | 152.1m | ||
CHANNEL ORANGE | DEF JAM/IDJ | 310k |
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THINKIN BOUT YOU | 380k | 129.7m | ||
SELECTED FALL ALBUMS W/SINGLES | ||||
ARTIST | ALBUM/SINGLE | LABEL | LP FORECAST | CUME |
SINGLE SALES | AUDIENCE | |||
G.O.O.D. MUSIC | CRUEL SUMMER | GM/DEF JAM/IDJ | 200k |
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MERCY | 1.8m | 1.07b | ||
CARLY RAE JEPSEN | KISS | SCHOOLBOY/INTERSCOPE | 75k |
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CALL ME MAYBE | 5.7m | 2.4b | ||
GOOD TIME (W/OWL CITY) | 1.4m | 587.3m | ||
KILLERS | ISLAND/IDJ | 125k |
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RUNAWAYS | 160k | 65.8m | ||
PINK | THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE RCA | 175k |
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BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) | 1.2m | 892.5m | ||
GREEN DAY | ¡UNO! | REPRISE | 175k |
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OH LOVE | 95k | 147.8m | ||
MUMFORD & SONS | GLASSNOTE | 400k |
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I WILL WAIT | 430k | 62.2m | ||
NO DOUBT | PUSH & SHOVE | INTERSCOPE | 125k |
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SETTLE DOWN | 280k | 273.4m | ||
STICKS & STONES | SYCO/EPIC | 65k |
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WANT U BACK | 1.4m | 539.2m | ||
MUSE | 2ND LAW | WARNER BROS. | 150k |
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MADNESS | 95k | 43.1m | ||
TAYLOR SWIFT | RED | BIG MACHINE | 900k |
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WE ARE NEVER... | 1.7m | 529.8m | ||
PSY | TBD | YG/SCHOOLBOY/REPUBLIC | TBD |
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GANGNAM STYLE | 400k | 33.1m | ||
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