Wale the album about nothing first week sales

Not simply poised to win the pure sales race, вЂњThe Album About NothingвЂќ will also claim the top spot on the revamped, consumption-oriented Billboard 200. Other top performers in the pure sales race include Darius RuckerвЂ™s new вЂњSouthern StyleвЂќ (~50,630), Death Cab for CutieвЂ™s вЂњKintsugiвЂќ (~44,876), вЂњKidz Bop 28вЂќ (~41,780), Taylor SwiftвЂ™s вЂњ1989вЂќ (~39,038), Sam SmithвЂ™s вЂњIn the Lonely HourвЂќ (~37,434), the вЂњFurious 7вЂќ soundtrack (~36,093), Sufjan StevensвЂ™ вЂњCarrie and LowellвЂќ (~34,464), Three Days GraceвЂ™s вЂњHumanвЂќ (~33,955), the вЂњEmpireвЂќ soundtrack (~31,543) and Hollywood UndeadвЂ™s вЂњDay of the DeadвЂќ (~29,787). LudacrisвЂ™ new вЂњLudaversalвЂќ grabs the #2 slot on the strength of its ~58,830. Hits Daily DoubleвЂ™s data, from which the more authoritative Billboard data will differ only slightly, says the album moved ~90,381 traditional copies in its first week of release.Дown markedly from the 158,000 first week copies moved by WaleвЂ™s previous album вЂњThe Gifted,вЂќ the total nonetheless stands as this weekвЂ™s clear best.Д¬redited with a weekly sales total of ~52,366, вЂњButterflyвЂќ actually slips to third this week. That album is not, however, Kendrick LamarвЂ™s вЂњTo Pimp a Butterfly.вЂќД®nding the Kendrick albumвЂ™s two-week streak, WaleвЂ™s вЂњThe Album About NothingвЂќ convincingly wins the weekly sales race. This weekвЂ™s BB200 Top Ten (based on total consumption units вЂ“ pure sales data specified where available):ДЎ) Wale вЂ“ The Album About Nothing вЂ“ 100K units (88K from pure sales)Дў) Furious 7 Soundtrack вЂ“ 74K units (33K from pure sales)Д¤) Kendrick Lamar вЂ“ To Pimp a Butterfly вЂ“ 65K unitsД¦) Sam Smith вЂ“ In the Lonely Hour вЂ“ 59K unitsД§) Darius Rucker вЂ“ Southern Style вЂ“ 57K unitsДЁ) Death Cab for Cutie вЂ“ Kintsugi вЂ“ 56K unitsД©) 50 Shades of Grey Soundtrack вЂ“ 54K unitsДЎ0) Sufjan Steves вЂ“ Carrie and Lowell вЂ“ 53K unitsДЇor the third consecutive week, a hip-hop release tops the weekly album sales chart. That earns WaleвЂ™s вЂњThe Album About NothingвЂќ the #1 spot on the revamped Billboard 200. With Track Equivalent Album (10 single sales = 1 album sale) and Streaming Equivalent Album (1500 single streams = 1 album sale) data included, the albumвЂ™s first week consumption total clocks in at 100,000 units. Though down markedly from the 158,000 first week copies shifted by predecessor вЂњThe Gifted,вЂќ the total provides вЂњNothingвЂќ with solid separation from the rest of the pack.

Update: An opening week sales total of 88,000 powers WaleвЂ™s вЂњThe Album About NothingвЂќ to #1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.

Wale the album about nothing first week sales