Update:<\/b> Billboard has made the news official.<\/p>\n
Brand New’s “Science Fiction” debuts at #1 on this week’s Top Album Sales and Billboard 200 charts.<\/p>\n
It tops the former thanks to what Billboard reports as 55,000 in pure opening week US sales.<\/p>\n
The inclusion of TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500) yields an opening week consumption total of 58,000 units. That figure is enough for #1 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
“Science Fiction” is the first Brand New album to reach #1.<\/p>\n
Kodak Black’s “Project Baby 2,” which moved 50K opening week units, takes #2 on the Billboard 200. Kendrick Lamar’s enduring “DAMN.” earns #3 with 41K, while Neck Deep’s new “The Peace And The Panic” takes #4 with 32K.<\/p>\n
Kesha’s “Rainbow,” which shifted 31K units, grabs #5 on this week’s chart.
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Making good on projections, Brand New’s “Science Fiction” won this week’s US album sales and consumption races.<\/p>\n
According to Hits Daily Double and BuzzAngle Music, “Science Fiction” sold approximately 55,133 pure US copies during the August 18-24 tracking week.<\/p>\n
The count roughly doubles that of the week’s second-best-seller.<\/p>\n
With TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500) included, “Science Fiction” generated ~58,158 first-week consumption units. The tally comfortably ranks as the week’s best.<\/p>\n
Due Sunday, Billboard’s more authoritative data will differ slightly from that reported by Hits and BuzzAngle. The discrepancies should not, however, be enough to affect placement on this week’s charts.<\/p>\n
The pure sales figure will yield the #1 spot on Top Album Sales. The consumption figure will position “Science Fiction” atop the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
“Science Fiction” will be the band’s first #1 album in the US.<\/p>\n
This week’s pure sales leaders, via Hits\/BuzzAngle<\/b>
\n1) Brand New – Science Fiction (~55,133 pure US sales)
\n2) Neck Deep – The Peace And The Panic (~27,619)
\n3) Vol. 2, Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 2 (~17,477)
\n4) Kesha – Rainbow (~14,009)
\n5) Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins (~12,506)<\/p>\n
This week’s consumption leaders, via Hits\/BuzzAngle<\/b>
\n1) Brand New – Science Fiction (~58,158 total US units)
\n2) Kodak Black – Project Baby 2 (~44,478)
\n3) Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. (~42,280)
\n4) Kesha – Rainbow (33,811)
\n5) Ed Sheeran – Divide (~32,327)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brand New scores its first #1 album, as “Science Fiction” wins the US sales and consumption races.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047],"tags":[5544,314,9612,8452,700,4751,6762,9611,9580],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n