{"id":90719,"date":"2017-06-17T14:09:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T18:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=90719"},"modified":"2017-06-17T14:09:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T18:09:44","slug":"lorde-melodrama-first-week-sales-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/06\/17\/lorde-melodrama-first-week-sales-projections\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorde&#8217;s &#8220;Melodrama&#8221; Pacing For 65-70K US Sales, 85-90K US Units"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early sales projections have emerged for Lorde&#8217;s &#8220;Melodrama,&#8221; and they suggest the album is on pace for a #1 debut.<\/p>\n<p>Based on opening day sales data, Hits Daily Double expects the artist&#8217;s sophomore album to sell 65-70,000 pure US copies this week.<\/p>\n<p>With TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500) included, &#8220;Melodrama&#8221; is expected generate 85-90,000 in total first-week consumption units.<\/p>\n<p>Barring any surprise releases or unexpected developments, the former should be enough for #1 on Billboard Top Album Sales.  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