Update:<\/b> Billboard has made the news official: Shania Twain’s “Now” debuts at #1 on the Top Album Sales and Billboard 200 charts.<\/p>\n
It tops the former thanks to what Billboard reports as 134K in pure first-week US sales.<\/p>\n
With TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500) included, “Now” generated 137K in first-week consumption. That figure allows for the #1 debut on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
“Now” is Twain’s second career #1 album. She previously topped the chart with 2002’s “Up!”<\/p>\n
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “Greatest Hits” takes #2 on this week’s Billboard 200. It generated 84K in weekly consumption units.<\/p>\n
Demi Lovato’s “Tell Me You Love Me” debuts at #3 with 75K units, while A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie’s “The Bigger Artist” starts at #4 on the strength of 67K units.<\/p>\n
Credited with 45K first-week units, Miley Cyrus’ “Younger Now” debuts at #5.
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Shania Twain’s “Now” convincingly — and predictably — won this week’s US album sales and consumption races.<\/p>\n
According to Hits Daily Double and BuzzAngle, “Now” sold approximately 130,474 pure US copies during the September 29-October 5 tracking week.<\/p>\n
With TEA (track sales\/10) and SEA (track streams\/1500) included, “Now” generated about 134,376 in total first-week consumption units.<\/p>\n
Due later this weekend, Billboard’s more authoritative data may differ slightly from that reported by Hits and BuzzAngle. The discrepancies will not, however, affect the ultimate outcomes.<\/p>\n
The pure sales total will earn “Now” #1 on Billboard Top Album Sales, while consumption figure will yield a #1 debut ont he Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
“Now” is Twain’s first studio album since 2002’s “Up!” It follows that album in becoming the iconic artist’s second #1 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n
In addition to the enthusiasm one would expect for a new Shania Twain album, “Now” benefited from promotional bundles. The “Now” album was included with certain merchandise and tour purchases.<\/p>\n
This week’s top pure sales performers (via Hits\/BuzzAngle):<\/b>
\n1) Shania Twain – Now (130,474 pure US sales)
\n2) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits (51,043 pure US sales)
\n3) Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me (47,144 pure US sales)
\n4) Miley Cyrus – Younger Now (33,537 pure US sales)
\n5) Tamar Braxton – Bluebird Of Happiness (19,560 pure US sales)<\/p>\n
This week’s total consumption performers (via Hits\/BuzzAngle):<\/b>
\n1) Shania Twain – Now (134,376 total US units)
\n2) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits (74,023 total US units)
\n3) Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me (73,062 total US units)
\n4) A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – The Bigger Artist (60,587 total US units)
\n5) Miley Cyrus – Younger Now (46,821 total US units)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shania Twain scores her second career #1 album in the United States.","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":[6854,204,116,9800,2390,755,2660,9826],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n