Album Sales

Nicki Minaj’s “The Pinkprint” Pacing for 170K First Week Sales; 95K+ for D’Angelo

It has no chance of claiming the #1 position--or of matching the 253,000 sales mark set by 2012's "Pink Friday:…

11 years ago

Pentatonix’s “That’s Christmas to Me” Has Another 200K+ Sales Week

For the third straight week, music buyers scooped up more than 200,000 copies of Pentatonix's "That's Christmas to Me." While…

11 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “1989” Crosses the 3 Million Sales Mark

Last week, Taylor Swift celebrated her 25th birthday. Afforded a combination of endless media attention, enthusiastic fan support, public celebrity…

11 years ago

J. Cole Wins Album Sales Race with 354K; Taylor, Pentatonix, Carrie Follow (Updated)

Update 3: J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive" tops the Billboard 200 on the strength of 375,000 total units.  354,000…

11 years ago

Nicki Minaj’s Album Sales Pacing for 160K; D’Angelo, 5SOS Follow (Updated)

Update 3: Despite slipping to #2 on the iTunes album sales chart, Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" is tracking as the…

11 years ago

J. Cole to Lead Sales Race with ~335-355K, Taylor Swift, Pentatonix Will Follow

Not victimized by misleading early interest, J. Cole's "2014 Forest Hills Drive" still looks hot as the weekend approaches. According…

11 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “1989” Wins Sales Race with 230K; Pentatonix Does 208K (Updated)

Update 2: With a weekly pure sales total of 230,000 and an additional 44,000 credits owed to Track Equivalent Album…

11 years ago

J. Cole’s “2014 Forest Hills Drive” Album Sales Pacing for 320-350K (Updated)

Update 2: Remember the impressive 240-270,000 first-week forecast for J. Cole's new album "2014 Forest Hills Drive?"  Forget about it.…

11 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “1989” Takes Sales Lead, But Pentatonix Stays Hot at #2

Not available on Spotify, Taylor Swift's "1989" is garnering little benefit from the introduction of Streaming Equivalent Album data into…

11 years ago

Album Sales: Taylor Swift’s “1989,” Pentatonix’ “That’s Christmas to Me” in Tight Race

The introduction of track equivalent album and streaming equivalent album data into the Billboard 200 calculation could make a major…

11 years ago