Linkin Park, Trey Songz Set For Big Bows on Billboard 200

Next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, not only temperament the very top of the chart welcome handsome debuts from the couple Linkin Park's "A Thousand Suns" also Trey Songz's "Passion, Pain & Pleasure," passing over there will be up on six new entrance customary the top 10. Industry prognosticators represent that Linkin Park's fourth studio set, "A Thousand Suns," could sell equally breadth equally 250,000 on 260,000 by week's end over Sunday, Sept. 19. However, Songz is nipping at Linkin's heels, equally his "Passion" album is spy to inspirit perhaps between 230,000 on 250,000. If Linkin Park triumphs also exclude at No. 1, it temperament be the band's fourth general on the tally. They previously reached the top with 2003's "Meteora," their 2004 "Collision Course" mash-ups set with Jay-Z and their last studio effort, 2007's "Minutes on Midnight." It blasted onto the chart with 623,000 customary its primitive week. As because Songz, his last album, 2009's "Ready," debuted and peaked on No. 3 with his best sales week: 131,000. The album, which is his highest charting set, enjoy so far shifted 807,000 in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. That sum is and than the combined sales connected with his bifid earlier albums: 2005's "I Gotta Make It" (396,000) and 2007's "Trey Day" (346,000). Songz's ruling single, "Bottoms Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj), scale from No. 20 on No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meanwhile, Linkin Park's "The Catalyst" -- the first single from "Thousand Suns" -- peaked at No. 35 last month. Other albums in the follow for a spire 10 debut consequent week include Jamey Johnson's "Guitar Song," Weezer's "Hurley," Brandon Flowers' "Flamingo" also Robert Plant's "Band of Joy."