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Travi$ Scott Pacing For #1 On Billboard 200; A Day To Remember May Challenge In Sales

While Travi$ Scott’s “Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight” is the safe bet to claim #1 on this week’s Billboard 200, it is not a lock to win the pure US sales race.

According to Hits Daily Double, A Day To Remember’s “Bad Vibrations” is actually tracking slightly ahead from a pure sales standpoint. ADTR’s album is on track to sell 52-56,000 pure US copies, while Scott’s sudden release should sell 49-53,000.

Track Equivalent Albums (track sales/10) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (track streams/1500) predictably favor the Travi$ Scott album. With TEA and SEA added to the pure sales total, Hits projects 81-85,000 in total first week consumption units for “Birds.” “Vibrations” should generate 56-60,000 in total consumption; it will likely battle Drake’s “Views” (~57-61,000 units) for #2 on the Billboard 200.

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. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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