Pentatonix debuted with 98,000 units -- the act’s best opening week -- ranking it at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart.
Demi Lovato’s new Confident set debuts at No. 2 on the latest Billboard 200 chart with 98,000 units, giving the singer/actress her fifth straight top five-charting album.
It's probably been rounded to the nearest 1000. So Pentatonix could be on 98,300 and Demi could be on 97,900 or something like that, but they both get shown as 98,000.
I think in a case like this though Billboard should publish more accurate figures. I understand normally it makes sense to round, but it would be interesting to know exactly HOW close this is. It could be a difference of anywhere between 0 to 1,000.
In the tightest race for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in four years, Michael Buble's "Christmas" rises 2-1 on the tally while Nickelback's new "Here and Now" debuts at No. 2. "Christmas" sold just over 227,000 -- ahead of Nickelback by a tiny 0.18% margin. "Here and Now" sold a bit under 227,000.
In terms of units, the last time the Billboard 200 saw a smaller difference between the Nos. 1 and 2 albums was on the chart dated Nov. 3, 2007. That was when Bruce Springsteen's "Magic" rose 2-1 for its second week at the top with a tiny bit over 77,000 while Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" slipped 2-1, just 0.3% behind "Magic."
