{"id":19497,"date":"2013-09-12T00:11:03","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T04:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=19497"},"modified":"2013-09-12T00:11:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T04:11:03","slug":"keith-urbans-fuse-album-sales-fall-still-leading-the-weeknd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2013\/09\/12\/keith-urbans-fuse-album-sales-fall-still-leading-the-weeknd\/","title":{"rendered":"Keith Urban&#8217;s &#8220;Fuse&#8221; Album Sales Fall, Still Leading The Weeknd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though Keith Urban&#8217;s &#8220;Fuse&#8221; is moving off the shelves at a slower pace than predecessor &#8220;Get Closer,&#8221; it will debut at a higher mark on the Billboard 200 album sales chart.<\/p>\n<p>Based on opening day sales, Billboard forecasts a debut week in the 100-110,000 territory.  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