How many copies did that Britney album sell 1st week?
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Upon its release, Oops!... I Did It Again received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It debuted at the top the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 1,319,000 copies, breaking the previous SoundScan record for the highest debut-week album sales by a solo artist.
(10/27) HDD removed their 800k-1M statement and replaced it with just 1M.
(10/28) '1989' with a 'comfortable projection' that she will sell 1M+
(10/29) '1989' predicted to sell 1.1-1.2M, with RED's sales possibly in reach.
(10/30) '1989' updated with projection of 1.2-1.25M, reaching RED's debut week and going for Britney.
(10/27) HDD removed their 800k-1M statement and replaced it with just 1M.
(10/28) '1989' with a 'comfortable projection' that she will sell 1M+
(10/29) '1989' predicted to sell 1.1-1.2M, with RED's sales possibly in reach.
(10/30) '1989' updated with projection of 1.2-1.25M, reaching RED's debut week and going for Britney.
At this point it’s highly probable that Taylor Swift’s 1989 will beat the 1.2m opening of her previous album, 2012’s Red. In doing so, her sales will match about one-fifth of all albums sold this week.