Singer's second full-length studio album of original material predicted to sell more than 410,000.
By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Jocelyn Vena
<P>You'd be a fool to expect <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a> to debut anywhere but the #1 spot on the <I>Billboard</I> 200 album chart next week. But experts are predicting that not only will JB top the tally, but he's headed for his best first week ever and the likely crown of the year's biggest debut.</P><P>According to <a href="http://www.billboard.com/#/news/justin-bieber-kenny-chesney-headed-for-top-1007386952.story?utm_source=most_recent" target="_blank"><I>Billboard</I></a>, <a href="/news/articles/1685471/justin-bieber-believe-track-list.jhtml"><I>Believe</I></a>
 is on course to move between 410,000 and 440,000 units by the end of the reporting week on Sunday. If Bieber reaches those heights, he will move past the year's biggest debut to date, Madonna's <I>MDNA</I>, which opened with 359,000. Those kinds of numbers would also give Bieber his biggest first frame so far, beating the debut of 2010's <I>My World 2.0</I>, which moved 291,000 units in its first week.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Lights Up New York Fans" id="vid:793032.id:1687833" width="415" height="255"></div><p> Before the expected numbers hit, Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, was already feeling bullish about the prospects. "I think it's gonna do well because I think people are really giving it a shot," he said of the album that <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20603635,00.html" target="_blank">critics</a> have been praising for its maturity. "At the same time, I think that's my biggest hope that people judge him on the music. That they go and they listen to the album and they don't go in with any expectations. There's a lot of hype around him because of who he is and just shut your eyes, put on your headphones, and put on the music and then just decide if this album is worthy of your time."</P><P>Maybe he's a bit biased (okay, of course he is), but Braun said that if people follow his advice and give Bieber a fair shake, "I think nine-and-three-fourths out of 10 people will say yes." We will find out on Wednesday when the new <I>Billboard</I> 200 is revealed.</p>
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