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Disappointing Sales for Demi Lovato’s “Unbroken,” Tony Bennett Sets Record

Early sales estimates had already looked a bit underwhelming for Demi Lovato’s “Unbroken,” and the final data is even more discouraging.

Even with a buzzworthy single in “Skyscraper,” big-name production and guest vocals and buzz from the artist’s rehab stint, “Unbroken” only opened to 96,000 first-week sales and a fourth-place finish on the Billboard 200. That tally is actually less than that of predecessor “Here We Go Again,” which net 108,000 sales.

Lovato’s debut album “Don’t Forget” achieved 89,000 sales in its premiere week.

Not all new releases fell short of early projections, however. Veteran Tony Bennett set the record as the oldest artist to top the Billboard 200 on sales of 179,000 for “Duets II.” Though down from the 206,000 total for 2006’s “Duets,” such a total is not a disappointment for a long-standing veteran’s novelty follow-up to a popular novelty album.

Other debut figures, according to Billboard and Nielsen Sound Scan, included NeedtoBreathe’s “The Reckoning” (49,000, sixth on the charts), Mindless Behavior’s “#1 Girl” (36,000, 7th), Gavin DeGraw’s “Sweeter” (34,000, 8th) and Pearl Jam’s “Twenty” (27,000, 10th).

Written by Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj.

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  1. in my opinion sales for her album were good…even though they werent as good as here we go again at least she surpassed her debut album dont forget and really….tony bennet….i mean not even demi could surpassed such a legend….i think its irrevelant that one brought up his album anyway…all in all i think she did an impressive job…good work demi

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