{"id":153838,"date":"2021-11-26T18:57:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T22:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=153838"},"modified":"2021-11-26T18:57:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T22:57:03","slug":"adeles-30-dominates-us-album-sales-race-debuts-at-1-overall-with-years-biggest-opening-week-total","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2021\/11\/26\/adeles-30-dominates-us-album-sales-race-debuts-at-1-overall-with-years-biggest-opening-week-total\/","title":{"rendered":"Adele&#8217;s &#8220;30&#8221; Dominates US Album Sales Race, Debuts At #1 Overall With Year&#8217;s Biggest Opening Week Total"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eager anticipation turned into ample consumption as Adele&#8217;s &#8220;30&#8221; won this past week&#8217;s US album race.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hits Daily Double, the album sold 679K US copies during the November 19-25 tracking period. With units from track streams and sales included, &#8220;30&#8221; generated 838K in total first-week consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Consistent with projections, &#8220;30&#8221; posted the year&#8217;s best opening week album sales and consumption totals &#8212; by far.<\/p>\n<p>From a weekly chart standpoint, &#8220;30&#8221; unsurprisingly ranks as a dominant #1 in both columns. The album sold about 10x more copies and generated 5x more total units than this week&#8217;s #2 performer (Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8220;Red (Taylor&#8217;s Version)&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>Due Sunday, Billboard&#8217;s specific numbers may differ slightly from those reported by Hits. 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