Mariah Carey's new album enjoys huge early sales
New York (Billboard) - Mariah Carey looks certain to debut at No. 1 on next week's U.S. pop album chart, based on massive first-day gross revenue from a review of leading music retailers.
Overture information show that "E=MC2," Carey's reexamination to her 2005 smash "The Emancipation of Mimi," sold 154,000 units Tues. That's more than quintuplet times the first-day haul for the stream Billboard 200 champ, Leona Lewis' "Disembodied spirit," which ended up marketing about 205,000 copies in the week ended April 13.
The first-day gross revenue are tallied on trailing firm Nielsen SoundScan's Building Chart, which is based on data from nine-spot chains -- Trans Reality Amusement, Starbucks, Topper Corrupt, Lap Urban center, iTunes, Borders, Target, Anderson Merchandisers, and Handleman Co. Hoarding estimates they represent 80% of the U.S. retail market. Final examination data will be released on Wednesday.
"The Emancipation of Mimi," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with first-week gross sales of 404,000 copies. The offset single from the freshly album, "Touch My Body," has spent deuce weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot C chart.
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