Kris Allen Predicted to Flop in First Week Sales

According to Hits Daily Double, American Idol Winner Kris Allen is only expected to sell 75,000 - 80,000 units the first week. Jordin Sparks is celebrating today since she held that honor of lowest selling first-week sales for an Idol winner status for 2 years!

Ya gotta feel sorry for 'ol Kris since now he will not only be compared to runner-up Adam Lambert (who will most assuredly sell more next week when his album drops), but to all the other winners who debuted higher than him. To refresh your memory, here's the list of Idol Winners and their first week sales/chart positions:

1 Ruben Studdard- “Soulful” - 416,569 (# 1)
2 Carrie Underwood - “Some Hearts” - 314,549 (# 2)
3 Taylor Hicks - “Taylor Hicks” - 298,199 (# 2)
4 Kelly Clarkson - “Thankful” - 297,400 (# 1)
5 David Cook – “David Cook” - 279,578 (#3)
6 Fantasia - “Free Yourself” - 239,389 (#8)
7 Jordin Sparks - “Jordin Sparks” - 119,119 (#10)

The rest of the Top 10 looks like this:

John Mayer - Battle Studies - 275-300k in sales, Blue Note chanteuse Norah Jones’ The Fall is the next-highest debut at 150-160k, putting her in a four-way logjam with Aftermath/Interscope rapper 50 Cent’s Before I Self-Destruct, also in its first week, Provident/Reunion Christian act Casting Crowns and Decca’s Andrea Bocelli, all in the 140-150k range.

Island/IDJ teen phenom Justin Bieber appears to be poised to debut in the 110-120k neighborhood, a pleasant surprise which L.A. Reid and company have to be delighted with.

DGC/Interscope rock gods Them Crooked Vultures, featuring Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Led Zep’s John Paul Jones, are on target for a total of 70-75k for their bracing, neo-psychedelic blooze-metal mash-up.

J/RMG X Factor winner Leona Lewis’ sophomore album, Echo, should do between 60-65k.