Album Sales predictions-What do you think?

[nitroDave23]

I'd be happy if it did as well as Black Ice, that album was great for AC/DC.

Van Halen needs this one to really say something,

"We're Fucking Back,with Dave!!! Bow down to the almighty VAN HALEN!!!"

[Hammy5150]

DLR has a very good promotional mindset and I think it will be highly successful. I'm sure there will be plenty of PR to get this album selling pretty hefty numbers in its first few weeks (hefty by today's standards that is).

[basstar66]

the promotion is awsome so i expect good numbers .

[VH Drummer]

With the amount of press the band is getting for the album and the NYC gig, and it being within a month of release, I think 200-250k is a reasonable estimate, but I would imagine it would be more towards 250k. It will be interesting to see how many people buy the actual CD versus downloading it from iTunes.

[ToraToraTora]

148,976 on the 1st day, 258,741 by the Friday and 1,973,106 by the time the tour kicks off, give or take 2 or 3

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I've created a poll for this, and we're gonna link it on the Homepage....

[Sarge]

Ok it's linked now.
I am still pissed at No Vinyl! Maybe that should be the next POLL!

[FORD]

BOV1 sold 2 million copies on the strength of just two new songs, so I can't imagine the new album selling any less than that.

And that's my pessimistic outlook. My optimistic side says it does twice that much. Of course the band can help those sales figures by touring outside of North America. We know they were willing to play in Australia before that festival went to Hell in a handbasket. So that's a good sign for the rest of the planet, I guess......

[Va Beach VH Fan]

BOV1 sold 2 million copies on the strength of just two new songs, so I can't imagine the new album selling any less than that.

And that's my pessimistic outlook. My optimistic side says it does twice that much. Of course the band can help those sales figures by touring outside of North America. We know they were willing to play in Australia before that festival went to Hell in a handbasket. So that's a good sign for the rest of the planet, I guess......

Then vote, bubba....

[Dan]

Just In The States Or WorldWide?

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Either or, this ain't exactly scientific.... :D

[Dan]

Sweet As,Pants Off VA.:D

[DRD]

I found this article about top Album and Digital single sales in 2010 and the numbers are low compared to how sales used to be for the biz. Hope Van Halen blow these numbers away.

http://www.billboard.com/news/eminem-s-recovery-is-2010-s-best-selling-1004137895.story#/news/eminem-s-recovery-is-2010-s-best-selling-1004137895.story

[BITEYOASS]

Van Halen has knocked Nickelhacks off the top of the itunes Rock chart!

[BITEYOASS]

Of course that was for the rock singles chart. In the itunes rock album category, they knocked out Metallica in the top of that chart.