Billboard writes: The biggest challengers for the top slot are two new releases that both bowed on May 27 and are heading for the top 10: Mariah Carey’s “Me. I Am Mariah … The Elusive Chanteuse” and Austin Mahone’s “The Secret.” Industry sources forecast Carey’s album to perhaps sell around 60,000 to 65,000 in the week ending June 1. Mahone might do 45,000 to 50,000.
Carey’s last album, “Merry Christmas II You,” debuted and peaked at No. 4 in 2010 from a 55,000 start — according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her last non-holiday studio album, 2009’s “Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel,” debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 168,000.
“The Elusive Chanteuse” will likely grant Carey her 17th top 10 album.
Hits Daily Double writes: Coldplay is favored, for the moment, to repeat at #1 next week at 70-75k, but keep an eye on Brantley Gilbert and the debuting Mariah Carey. While both are long shots at the moment, a steeper-than-expected Coldplay drop could put Gilbert and Carey within striking distance of the summit. Here are this week’s key debuts:
Mariah Carey (Def Jam) 60-65k
Austin Mahone (Chase/Republic) 45-50k
Crowder (sixstepsrecords) 22-25k
Cher Lloyd (Epic) 18-20k
Neil Young (Reprise) 12-14k
Röyksopp & Robyn (Cherrytree/Interscope) 12-14k
It’s worth noting that Mariah’s extravagantly titled Me. I Am Mariah … The Elusive Chanteuse is currently #2 at iTunes
Mariah Carey’s new album “Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse,” is available from:
iTunes by clicking one of the following links: Standard Edition | Deluxe Edition
CD editions of the album are available from Amazon by clicking one of the following links: Standard Edition | Deluxe Edition