Lil Nas X has stirred up quite the promotional storm in support of his debut album ‘Montero’ and it looks like the star is set to yield major results.
Because the first-week sales predictions are in and they show that he’s set for a major debut on the Billboard 200.
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Preceded by #1 hit ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ and follow-up smash ‘Industry Baby,’ the project has been powered by what many are calling one of the most well-deployed promotional pushes in recent memory. A push that included major performances, social media omnipresence, and even a “pregnancy.”
All, it seems, have helped position ‘Montero’ in the upper echelon of next week’s charts.
For, according to Hits Daily Double, the album is on track to launch with:
130,000-140,000
[Sales Plus Streaming]
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17,000-20,000
[Pure Sales]
The impressive total sum is fuelled by streaming, thanks to 130 million plays of the LP’s 15-tracks.
On a traditional week, the 22-year-old would be a shoo-in for #1. However, with it being Drake Season and Drizzy still pulling solid numbers with ‘Certified Lover Boy,’ a chart-topping debut isn’t a guarantee.
Time will tell how things play out.
What is for sure is that Nas has solidified himself as a commercially viable artist and is making waves on a seismic scale.
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Flop
Yes, Camila Cabello is a flop who sold 8k and debuted at #127 on billboard. How embarrassing. An album with nothing but her face flopped that hard 😂😂😂😂
You must be deaf if you think this is a flop.
I said it before and I’ll say it again, it is the drag queen of payola 👸🏿
Do you even know what payola is my Dear Danny Dipshit?? 🤣🤣😂😂💯🤳🏽
Hey FAKE Shayla Queen 👑 profile, you are more like Shayla Queen of CLOWNS 👑. I’m not like you I don’t use words I don’t comprehend.
Get his ass Shayla 🤣 ✅💯 Danzou Thee Flop lmaooooooooo 😂
I’m winning I’m still using the Fancy name 😂😂😂😂
Good going!
His streaming sales are Power Bottom but looking at his pure sales are Messy Bottom 💅🏿😂🤣😂
🤣🤣🤣 Yaaaaas my Diva!
Noooo my Divisive Dunces. Back to the filthy streets from whence you both came 😂😂🤣🤣🤳🏽💯
F u c k u trashy bish using Shayla Queen’s royal account. How dare you!!!! We gonna get u! We gonna find u! 💅🏿 We will f u c k u up h o e! You are so dumb!
Yaaaaas Diva! That trashy fake Shayla is an ashy clown 💋
On par w his peers. Good numbers
#FLOP
I was expecting 250K at the absolute Minimum.
{I admit his music as a whole is pretty good tho if you’re in the mood for it}
Be nice, she sold more than 13k line Beyonce did in lion king lol 😂
Interested to see who ends up on top!! May the best bottom win!! 😋
#StartedAsABottom
SCREAMING 🤣
I think the numbers will be revised upwards in the next couple of days. I see 200k at least first week for this album.
I really don’t understand what’s so great about these artist, nothing about them moves me at all
I expected at least between 180-200K. I guess he’s gonna have to spread his booty cheeks for those last minute sales.
Congrats king! Meanwhile, CAMILA SOLD 8k AND DEBUTED AT #127!
Dumb c u n t! Use some logic would ya? If you want to compare Camila and lil nasty, use their debut album to compare b I t c h💅🏿 Camila’s debut is selling 119,000 album-equivalent units, with 65,000 coming from pure sales, so my gurl Camila won 🏆
How did she win with 120k n he’s expecting to do 140k. Don’t pull that BS pure sales shyt because STREAMING is the reason why she got platinum singles!
I was actually expecting a lot more than this seeing as how everyone is on his bandwagon. And only 20k in pure is kinda tragic considering the smooth of hype he’s had. But he’s a singles artist. He won’t last.
Yea people been saying that since old town road lol
No matter how u try to slice it these aren’t good numbers for someone with endless hype, promo and 3 #1 singles.
Periodt 💯
You’re absolutely right. For all the hype he has he should be doing Taylor numbers and he’s barely doing 100k.
You thought a gay black man was going to pull Taylor Swift numbers? In America? Really? The only artist to pull Taylor numbers is Adele.
@DeanD here we go again with the victim excuses. “Black!” “Gay!” 🥱
I’m not calling anyone a victim. But there are qualifiers. Please name a black or gay artist who has sold over 2 million albums in their first week.
Name ANYONE in the last decade aside from Adele who has sold more than 2 million albums in their first week.
But I’m not saying Lil Nas X should be pulling Taylor Swift numbers. I’m asking why anyone thought a gay black man would sale TS numbers in Americuh? And why do you consider “black” and “gay” words of victimization?
Because those words are used for exactly that by people like you at times like this.
How do you interpret me calling Lil Nas X gay and black, two things he’s proudly built his brand on and is clearly obvious, victimizing him? As a gay black man myself I’m genuinely curious. And please be specific.
“You thought a gay black man was going to pull Taylor Swift numbers? In America? Really?”
Point proven.
But what IS your point? It sounds like we’re in agreement. Lil Nas X was never going to pull Taylor Swift numbers because America is a racist and homophobic country but that doesn’t mean LNX isn’t a success or can’t be successful.
“America is a racist and homophobic country”
You just proved my point AGAIN. Are you that dumb that I have to spell out YOUR own point for YOU? If America is so “racist and homophobic,” then YOU’RE saying blacks and gays are victimized.
Does the dumb one get it yet? FFS 🤦🏽♀️
But black people and homosexuals have been victimized, brutalized and commodified. That’s well documented in the annals of U.S. history And for that reason LNX was never going to sale like Taylor Swift but I still consider his mere existence and pervasiveness a surprising success. And more power to him. That’s not an excuse, that’s a reason to celebrate! I’m still not sure what you’re trying to say but let’s just agree to disagree. Have a nice day!
So you asked how those words were of “victimization,” now you’re saying they are.
You have a nice day too.
But you used the word first. I didn’t. See the distinction? Thanks for this entertaining if not convoluted debate.
I’m not a Fan at and will never be. He’s clearly a singles Artist. Those pure album sales are sad.
With all the hype and promotion surrounding Lil Nas X you would expect him to be doing some extravagant numbers. Those pure sales are tragic and Awful. I’m not a Fan of his music.
you danced with the devil for 100K records?
i am cackling
Congrats to Lil Nas X! I never thought I’d see an openly gay, s** positive, flamboyant gay black man capture America’s zeitgeist like this. It doesn’t matter how many albums he sales or how many more #1 hits he has. He has met the moment and made history. We loves to see it!
ANYONE could have done it, sweetie.
But no one else has that’s what makes it so exciting to see!
Because it’s whack! 🤣 Just give us good music! He hasn’t “struggled” the way he says he has. Look at his life, for example. He is an overly-privileged American brat and is making a mockery of the gays and the blacks that came before him and REALLY struggled.
So you just don’t like him? I wish you would’ve just said that from jump. You would’ve saved us a lot of time. I don’t know anything about him but he’s still made history and like I said: I never thought I’d see this in my lifetime. And he deserves credit for that irregardless of your personal feelings about him.
The way you dumbed down what I said to compartmentalize it for your dumb head because for someone to criticize anyone is to completely dislike them, right?
Again, we’ll just have to agree to disagree. But why do you keep calling me names? Can’t we talk without the insults when I have treated you with nothing but respect? If you can’t carry on a conversation without it devolving into childish name calling and insults then please stop replying to my comments or at the very least don’t expect a response. I’m more than happy to debate but I won’t tolerate your disrespect when you keep jumping on my comments. I don’t play those games.
No, you just play childish games of your own making, saying one thing then denying it, then saying you said it. You make zero sense. Good day to you, buddy.
That’s not how I see it but if that’s your take, that’s fine with me. But realize you started all this. You replied to my comments and then served up sone word salad and then started calling me names when I asked for clarification. That’s all you. And thanks for the well wishes. You can post a message without needless name-calling.
What I said was self-clarifying and only “word salad” to someone who is dumb, which is not “name-calling,” it is fact when here you are still confused. Let it go and MOVE ON.
Move over OG’s, the children are future
These are kind of under par. Even the pure sales should be around 75k-125k. Overall sales should be around 175k – 250k. All of that hype, hit songs, and media coverage and those are the sales. They’re not bad. But not as great considering everything.
Is the physical album available? I can’t find it anywhere, not even on his website. Just to stream. I’d like to purchase a physical copy. Any help would be much appreciated!
It’s not worth manufacturing physical copies when no one will purchase them. The digital pure sales are a clear indication of that.
Flop lol all that for these numbers!!!!
This article was so dumb!
The album is fire
Soild, revealing universal and just good!