50 Cent's "BISD" Projected To Move 160K First Week, Will Not Debut No. 1

50 Cent's "BISD" Projected To Move 160K First Week, Will Not Debut No. 1

Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 5:00PM

Written by Cyrus Langhorne
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50 Cent's highly anticipated Before I Self Destruct is estimated to debut with first-week sales of approximately 160,000 units, losing out to singer John Mayer for the number one spot.

According to one-day estimates, 50's fourth solo project may land as far as back No. 4 its opening week.

Columbia's singer/songwriter, full-time Tweeter and tabloid lothario will bow on top next week as his Battle Studies rustles up 275-300k in sales, almost twice as much as his nearest pursuer, according to one-day reports from those hearty few still selling shiny, round discs in their stores instead of flat screen TVs. 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 (whoops, too late), also in its first week, Provident/Reunion Christian act Casting Crowns and Decca's Andrea Bocelli, all in the 140-150k range. (Hits Daily Double)