Why Is U2 Projecting So Low? Simple. Fewer People Buy Albums

Digital Music News has a data-heavy post on the new U2 album, No Line on the Horizon, that seeks an answer for why the album is headed for such a low first-week sales tally. The latest album is on target for 400,000 to 500,000 units, according to some estimates. That's "stirring considerable concern," wrote Paul Resnikoff, "based on a solid, mid-800,000 first-week on the previous U2 release, How t...