Justin Timberlake released “The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2,” the other half of his comeback spring album yesterday (Sept. 30). With the singer performing at both the iTunes and iHeartRadio Music Festivals recently, recent talk show appearances on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ”Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” he’ll likely sell a load of albums and top the 200 Albums next week.
double platinum first half are unlikely, considering material released ahead of it hasn’t charted especially well on the Hot 100 (“Take Back the Night” peaked at No. 29). Nielsen SoundScan’s official to date numbers reveal that, more times than not, releasing an album less than a year removed from its predecessor means it won’t sell as well. Check out some acts that have dropped multiple albums in one year and find out how they faired.
DMX
Album: “It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot”
Release Date: June 6, 1998
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 4.8 million
Second Album: “Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood”
Release Date: January 9, 1999
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 3.5 million
Ani DiFranco
Album: “Evolve”
Release Date: March 29, 2003
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 30
Sales to Date: 190,000
Second Album: “Educated Guess”
Release Date: Feb. 7, 2004
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 37
Sales to Date: 121,000
Kenny Chesney
Album: “Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair”
Release Date: Feb. 12, 2005
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 1.3 million
Second Album: “The Road and the Radio”
Release Date: Nov. 26, 2005
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 3.1 million
Anthony Hamilton
Album: “Soulife”
Release Date: July 16, 2005
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 12
Sales to Date: 305,000
Second Album: “Ain’t Nobody Worryin’”
Release Date: Dec. 31, 2005
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 19
Sales to Date: 719,000
Il Divo
Album: “Ancora”
Release Date: Feb. 11, 2006
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 1.1 million
Second Album: “Siempre”
Release Date: Dec. 9, 2006
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 6
Sales to Date: 1.1 million
Alan Jackson
Album: “Precious Memories”
Release Date: March 18, 2006
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 4
Sales to Date: 1.9 million
Second Album: “Like Red on a Rose”
Release Date: Oct. 14, 2006
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 4
Sales to Date: 841,000
Barry Manilow
Album: “The Greatest Songs of the Fifties”
Release Date: Feb. 18, 2006
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 1.1 million
Second Album: “The Greatest Songs of the Sixties”
Release Date: Nov. 18, 2006
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 2
Sales to Date: 633,000
Celtic Thunder
Album: “Celtic Thunder”
Release Date: April 5, 2008
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 48
Sales to Date: 231,000
Second Album: “Act Two”
Release Date: Octiber 8, 2008
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 61
Sales to Date: 193,000
Nine Inch Nails
Album: “Ghosts I-IV”
Release Date: April 26, 2008
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 14
Sales to Date: 151,000
Second Album: “The Slip”
Release Date: Aug. 9, 2008
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 13
Sales to Date: 114,000
Lil Wayne
Album: “Rebirth”
Release Date: Feb. 20, 2010
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 2
Sales to Date: 849,000
Second Album: “I Am Not a Human Being”
Release Date: Oct. 16, 2010
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 1 million
Blake Shelton
Album: “Hillbilly Bone” (EP)
Release Date: March 20, 2010
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 3
Sales to Date (according to Nielsen SoundScan): 370,000
Second Album: “All About Tonight” (EP)
Release Date: Aug. 28, 2010
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 6
Sales to Date: 238,000
Third Album: “Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton” (Greatest Hits)
Release Date: Nov. 27, 2010
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 18
Sales to Date: 780,000
One Direction
Second Album: “Up All Night”
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 1.9 million
Second Album: “Take Me Home”
Release Date: Dec. 1, 2012
Billboard 200 Chart Peak: No. 1
Sales to Date: 1.8 million