It's been 5 years since Flo Rida set the record for a best sales week (and best debut week) for digital sales with Right Round - a massive 636,000 copies. More impressively, those sales were not enhanced by Christmas gift cards or any other form of huge television exposure. Since then, there have been close attempts (within 100,000) at his record.
Ke$ha - TiK ToK - 610,000 (2009)
Bruno Mars - Grenade - 559,000 (2010)
Lady Gaga - Born This Way - 448,000 (in 3 days); 509,000 (in its first full week of availability) (2011)
Gotye f/ Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know - 542,000 (2012)
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - 623,000 (2012)
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble. - 582,000 (2012)
Katy Perry - Roar - 557,000 (2013)
Which artist is likely to break this record? Some artists:
ADELE
Her soundtrack single, Skyfall, sold 268,000 in just three days. Is she a likely candidate?
BRUNO MARS
Will the Grenade singer be able to prove haters wrong again and ascend to this feat?
KATY PERRY
Can the digital queen outdo herself and snatch Flo's bald spot?
KE$HA
Can the glitter queen reclaim her status as one of pop music's digital monsters?
LADY GAGA
Will ARTPOP Vol 2 rekindle life into the superstar's digital power?
LORDE
The new teen hottie is taking the scene by storm. Will she be able to accomplish this?
MARIAH CAREY
RIHANNA
Will the hype of #R8 actually help her garner a huge first week?
TAYLOR SWIFT
Need I say more?
...or WHO?
DISCUSS, and keep it cute.
