RED to debut at #1 with 1.1 million on the Billboard 200
As previously reported, Taylor Swift is charging toward a million-unit sales week and a no-doubt-about-it No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with her fourth album, "Red."
Industry sources still peg final week sales (which run through Oct. 28) at around the 1.1 million mark, which would make the album the 18th in the Nielsen SoundScan era to surpass 1 million in sales in a week.Such a sum would also anoint Swift as the only female to have two albums surpass seven figures in a single sales frame. Her last effort, "Speak Now," opened with 1.047 million the week of Nov. 13, 2010.Through four days of availability, "Red" has already reportedly sold around 900,000 copies.
Beyond Swift's march to the summit, other notable debuts will infuse the upper ranks of next week's Billboard 200. The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Oct. 31.
Given her fanbase I see the weekend doing a lot for the album's sales and do we know if this counts sales from Papa Johns, etc?
I still think she'll do over 1.2 Million.
Most places are counted but places like Papa John's or Walgreens aren't counted right now. I don't know if those will account for a large amount of sales. I think Walgreens will be huge but I have major doubts about Papa John's