Ok people when it comes to sales there are 3 basic factors in determing an artits sales......sucess of singles going into album release;fanbase/name status and promo. Though promo is iffy because not being an established act and/or not having a hit,then there isnt much to promote.

Kanye West:.zero hits,minimal promo but he is a huge name.....opened with gold numbers

Nikki:not much of an established fanbase(1st album),no hits but huge promo/buzz.....opened with 375k

Rihanna: One of the biggest musical acts in world,good promo and 2 numbers singles.....barely pushed 200k

Kells: Strongfanbase,no hits no promo.....opened at 150k +

Keyshia:Strongfan base,no hits,no promo......130k+

Diddy: Not much of a fanbase,a few minor hits but ,MASSIVE promo.....opened at 110k

Keri: No fanbase(not a household name),no hits but nice promo.....around 100k

So that just shows how Keri with no real hits, and not much of a fanbase but still being able to pull off 100k is quite impressive...in retrospect Keri did almost half as much as Rihanna(and Keyshia just 60k less) despite Rihanna being 5 cds deep, a huge act and having to numbers 1 still barely pushed 200k,so Rihanna stans shouldnt even be in this thread talking shit!

Also some artists like Mary J,Alicia,Kanye,Kells,Keyshia, are always gonna sell even with no singles sucess or promo simpily because they have loyal fanbases. Though Keyshia's numbers are pretty low compared to her last few releases(then again she is coming in with no charting single nor any promo plus lots of true R&B competition in Jamie,R Kelly,Kandi,Tank,Jazmin plus Keri and Ciara so actually 130k isnt so bad)