I'm sure Haley does have that many fans but much is going to ride on the quality of the album and whether there is a hit single that gets radio/television airplay.
Quote:(Scotty) also racked the highest first-week sales of any solo country artist this year, moving 196,739 units. - The Hollywood Reporter
James Durbin sold about 28,000 albums the first week. And as of last week Lauren hadn't sold as many in total as Scotty did in his first week:
Quote:James Durbin, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (28,000, debut, 28,000) (#36 BB200)
Lauren Alaina, Wildflower (18,000, +107%, 162,000) (#74 BB200)