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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:…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” is #1 on Sales Chart, Up to #3 at Pop

There might be a "Blank Space" at the top of the digital single sales chart, but there is definitely no…

10 years ago

Report: Taylor Swift’s “1989” Wins Sales Race, Pentatonix Sells ~217K (Updated)

Update 2: The new Billboard 200 methodology is now in play.  In addition to "Total Album Sales" data (which is…

10 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “1989” Wins Sales Race with 312K, Hits 2M Total (Updated)

Update (featuring corrections): Taylor Swift's "1989" outsold three high-profile new releases to convincingly reign atop the Billboard 200. It also,…

10 years ago

Garth Brooks Sales Forecast Now 120-130K, Taylor Swift Flirts with 2M

The sales outlook for Garth Brooks' "Man Against Machine" has once again weakened. As of late Thursday afternoon, Hits Daily…

10 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “1989” Wins Latest Album Sales Race with 402K (Updated)

Update: Taylor Swift's "1989" earns a second week atop the Billboard 200 on the strength of 402,000 second-week sales. Per…

10 years ago

Garth Brooks Sales Estimates Reduced to 125-140K (Updated)

Update: An updated round of sales estimates suggests Garth Brooks' "Man Against Machine" will move 125-145,000 copies in its first…

10 years ago

Garth Brooks’ Album Pacing for 250-300K Sales, Foo Fighters Eyeing 225-250K

Update: New forecasts are out, and they offer a sobering picture of the album sales landscape. Garth Brooks' album, for…

10 years ago