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The Weeknd’s “Starboy” Sales Projections Downgraded, Album Still Pacing For #1

The Weeknd [ABC]

In recent weeks, Hits Daily Double’s initial US album sales projections have proven too low.

The opposite appears to be true for The Weeknd’s “Starboy,” this week’s highest-profile new release. The publication has lowered its projections for the new album.

Hits, which originally said “Starboy” would sell 225-275,000 pure US copies in its first week, is now eyeing a total in the 220-230K range.

Its initial consumption projection (album sales + track sales/10 + track streams/1500) of 350-400,000 has been lowered to 340-350K.

While lower than the initial figures, the tallies are still impressive — and should still respectively earn “Starboy” #1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales and Billboard 200 charts.

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.

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

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