The new album’s first week was powered by pure album sales, as it sold 42,000 copies. Comparably, For Your Entertainment bowed with 77,000 sold. The Original High’s lead single, “Ghosttown,” is No. 31 on the Pop Songs airplay chart dated July 4.
Ed Sheeran’s x climbs to its highest rank in four months, as it steps 6-4 with 39,000 units (up 17 percent). x was last in the top four on the Feb. 28-dated list, when it was also No. 4.
Hilary Duff returns to the top 10 for the first time in eight years, as Breathe In. Breathe Out. debuts at No. 5 with 39,000 units (33,000 in pure album sales), marking her fifth top 10 album. It’s the pop singer’s first studio effort since 2007’s Dignity debuted and peaked at No. 3. She also notched top 10s with Metamorphosis (No. 1 in 2003), her self-titled album (No. 2 in 2004) and Most Wanted (No. 1 in 2005).
top 5 is amazing, none of us expected these numbers
she's not in the top 40 in the UK midweeks, but is anyone shocked? we didn't even get a damn single release