Estimates for Kanye, Nicki Minaj, My Chemical Romance, Ke$ha, etc.

Next weeks sales projections are in, and Kanye West is on track to top the charts once again. According to the industry insiders at hitsdailydouble.com, Mr. West’s critically-acclaimed new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, is estimated to sell around 525,000 to 575,000 copies in its first week on shelves, based off the one-day sales figures. If true, these numbers will surpass Yeezy’s last disc, 808s and Heartbreak—which sold about 450,100 .

Nicki Minaj and Lloyd Banks are also set to impact The Billboard Top 200 next Wednesday (December 1). The Young Money Princess’s debut Pink Friday is projected to sell in the area of 375,000 to 425,000 while the G-Unit soldier’s The Hunger for More 2 is believed to move about 40,000 to 50,000 units.

Jay-Z’s The Hits Collection, Vol. 1 will also make it’s way onto to the charts with an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 in sales.
Stay tuned to XXLMag.com on Wednesday morning for the official Nielsen SoundScan numbers. —Elan Mancini

Another big debut will come from My Chemical Romance, which is eyeing 125-150,000 for “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.” Down notably from predecessor “The Black Parade,” the performance is still impressive given the band’s notable decline in buzz since that 2006 release.

Ne-Yo’s “Libra Scale” will open to at least 115-140,000, topping Ke$ha’s fellow newcomer “Cannibal.” The separate “Cannibal” EP will do 60-70,000, and the deluxe package should mean sales of her debut “Animal” also jump this week.

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