Billboard reports today that first day sales of Neil Diamond’s new album Home Before Dark, out May 7, indicate that the singer is set to have his first-ever No. 1 charting album.
By close of business yesterday, May 6, the album had sold 30,000 copies and is estimated to sell approximately 125,000 by week’s end, displacing Madonna’s new Hard Candy for the top spot on the chart.
In addition to Diamond’s appearance on American Idol last week, this weekend’s holiday may be swinging things in his favor. Billboard is reporting that “shopping for the Mother’s Day holiday on Sunday, May 11, may amplify the demand for certain sets¯like the mom-friendly efforts from Diamond, [Clay] Aiken, [Toby] Keith and [Josh] Groban.”
In Diamond’s 41 year career, he’s had 45 albums chart. Thirteen have made it to the Top 10.
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