Paul McCartney is aiming for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart in 36 years, as business forecasters anticipate his newest effort, Egypt Station, might enter atop subsequent week’s record.
The new album, which was launched on Sept. 7 through MPL/Capitol Records, might earn round 140,000 equal album models within the week ending Sept. 13.
If Egypt Station arrives at No. 1, it could mark McCartney’s first debut at No. 1 ever, and his first No. 1 since Tug of War spent three weeks atop the record in 1982 (May 29 by means of June 12-dated charts).
Earlier within the week, business prognosticators suggested that Egypt had a shot at No. 1 with maybe over 115,000 models earned, although, on the time, it appeared Eminem’s Kamikaze was prone to maintain atop the record for a second week, with round 120,000 models. Both albums are on observe to surpass these preliminary forecasts.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most well-liked albums of the week primarily based on multi-metric consumption, which incorporates conventional album gross sales, observe equal albums (TEA) and streaming equal albums (SEA). The high 10 of the Sept. 22-dated Billboard 200 chart (the place Egypt Station could bow at No. 1) is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s web sites on Sunday, Sept. 16.
The seemingly No. 2 set on subsequent week’s Billboard 200 will probably be Kamikaze, which might slide from No. 1 into the runner up slot in its second week, with maybe 125,000 models. It bowed atop the record with 434,000 models in its first week, in accordance with Nielsen Music.
Other albums heading for seemingly high 10 debuts on subsequent week’s chart embrace Lauren Daigle’s Look Up Child and Russ’ ZOO. Meanwhile, Mac Miller’s latest launch, Swimming, could return to the highest 10, following his demise on Sept. 7. The set debuted at No. three on the record dated Aug. 18.
