Justin Bieber’s “Purpose,” which outperformed One Direction’s “Made In The AM” in week one, also managed to hold up better in week two.<\/p>\n
According to Nielsen Music, “Purpose” sold 183,562 pure US copies during its second week of release. The figure, which trails last week’s mark by 65%, easily tops the week two figure posted by “Made In The AM.”<\/p>\n
One Direction’s album sold 76,735 pure US copies during its second week release. That marks a decline of 81% from last week’s opening week sum.<\/p>\n
With Track Equivalent Albums (10 single sales = 1 unit) and Streaming Equivalent Albums (1500 single streams = 1 unit) included, “Purpose” generated 290,000 week two consumption units (-55%). “Made In The AM” generated 108,000 (-76%).<\/p>\n
“Purpose” takes #2 on this week’s editions of the Billboard Top Album Sales (pure sales) and Billboard 200 (consumption) charts. One Direction’s “Made In The AM” follows at #3 on both listings.<\/p>\n