Update:<\/b> While the final Billboard total was not as strong as that reported by Hits Daily Double, it was easily enough to give Breaking Benjamin its best sales week ever — and its first #1.<\/p>\n
“Dark Before Dawn” lands atop the Top Album Sales chart thanks to the 135,000 pure copies during the June 22-28 tracking week. That total narrowly bests the 134,000 moved by 2009 predecessor “Dear Agony.”<\/p>\n
With Track Equivalent Albums (10 single sales = 1 album sale) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (1500 single streams = 1 album sale) included, the album’s first week consumption total clocks in at 141,000 units. That earns it the #1 spot on the revamped Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
The BB200’s Top 10 follows:
\n1) Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn – 141K total units (135K from sales)
\n2) Tori Kelly – Unbreakable Smile – 75K total units (65K from sales)
\n3) Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material – 60K total units (55K from sales)
\n4) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 54K total units
\n5) James Taylor – Before This World – 50K total units
\n6) Leon Bridges – 42K total units
\n7) Ed Sheeran – x – 35K total units
\n8) Sam Hunt – Montevallo – 30K total units
\n9) Maroon 5 – V – 27K total units
\n10) Teen Beach 2 – 24K total units
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For the first time in its career, Breaking Benjamin won a weekly album sales race.<\/p>\n
According to Hits Daily Double, the band’s “Dark Before Dawn” moved approximately 141,134 copies during the June 22-28 tracking week. While Billboard’s more authoritative data will differ slightly, it will not change the ultimate conclusion: “Dark Before Dawn” will debut atop the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.<\/p>\n
“Dark Before Dawn” is Breaking Benjamin’s first studio album since 2009’s “Dear Agony.” That album moved 134,000 pure copies in its first week.<\/p>\n
With Track Equivalent Albums (10 single sales = 1 album sale) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (1500 single streams = 1 album sale) included, the album’s first week consumption total registers at ~145,365. That count will earn “Dark Before Dawn” the #1 spot on the revamped Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
In terms of pure album sales, the week’s other top performers include Tori Kelly’s “Unbreakable Smile” (~65,002 sales), Kacey Musgraves’ “Pageant Material” (~53,549), James Taylor’s “Before This World” (~50,594) and Leon Bridges’ “Coming Home” (~36,348).<\/p>\n
In terms of total consumption, the week’s other top performers include “Unbreakable Smile” (~66,937 units), “Pageant Material” (~57,575), “Before This World” (~51,719) and Taylor Swift’s “1989” (~44,854)**.<\/p>\n
**Note: Last week, a significant disparity existed between Hits Daily Double’s “1989” unit total and Billboard\/Nielsen’s final data. It remains to be seen if that was a one-time issue or an ongoing difference in how the two outlets are tabulating the album’s performance.
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