{"id":109797,"date":"2018-04-07T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=109797"},"modified":"2018-04-07T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:24:34","slug":"weeknds-dear-melancholy-wins-us-sales-race-will-take-1-billboard-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2018\/04\/07\/weeknds-dear-melancholy-wins-us-sales-race-will-take-1-billboard-200\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd&#8217;s &#8220;My Dear Melancholy&#8221; Wins US Sales Race, Will Take #1 On Billboard 200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early projections had The Weeknd&#8217;s &#8220;My Dear Melancholy&#8221; debuting at #1 on this week&#8217;s US album charts.<\/p>\n<p>The EP topped those expectations &#8212; and thus established itself as a particularly dominant #1.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hits Daily Double and BuzzAngle, &#8220;My Dear Melancholy&#8221; sold approximately 70,041 pure US copies during the March 30-April 5 tracking period.  The inclusion of TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500) yields a first-week consumption tally of about 167,292 units.<\/p>\n<p>Set to be reported on Sunday, Billboard&#8217;s more authoritative data may differ slightly from that reported by Hits.  The discrepancies will not, however, be enough to alter the overall outcome.  The pure sales tally will earn &#8220;My Dear Melancholy&#8221; #1 on Billboard Top Album Sales, while the consumption sum will secure a #1 debut on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n<p><b>This week&#8217;s pure sales leaders (via Hits\/BuzzAngle):<\/b><br \/>\nThe Weeknd &#8211; My Dear Melancholy (70,041 pure US sales)<br \/>\nKacey Musgraves &#8211; Golden Hour (38,457 pure US sales)<br \/>\nThe Greatest Showman &#8211; Soundtrack (28,693 pure US sales)<br \/>\nHayley Kiyoko &#8211; Expectations (16,274 pure US sales)<br \/>\nSteffany Gretzinger &#8211; Blackout (9,962 pure US sales)<\/p>\n<p><b>This week&#8217;s total consumption leaders (via Hits\/BuzzAngle):<\/b><br \/>\nThe Weeknd &#8211; My Dear Melancholy (167,292 total US units)<br \/>\nXXXTentacion &#8211; ? 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