[BrittRihanna134]

King of Rap tbh. Haven't heard the album yet. Hoping it is equal to Take Care or better.

[Wonderland]

Originally posted by Bey_Rihstan

My theory is that It's selling this much bc of the Brandy sample.

[blackbeatxx]

wonder how frontloaded it'll be. but considering it'll be out on physical later i don't see the drop being too big.

[Indigo Blue]

Wow Drake is slaying rn. It's only been a day

[Bloomers]

Originally posted by blackbeatxx

wonder how frontloaded it'll be. but considering it'll be out on physical later i don't see the drop being too big.

iHype posted his second week numbers on the last page. He does normally drop a lot in the second week.

On the other hand, his albums do have a decent amount of longevity beyond that.

Take Care (2011) , Nothing Was The Same (2013), If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015), and What A Time To Be Alive (2015) are all still currently charting within the top 200 of the Billboard 200 and have been for a bit.

[castle13]

Holy ****

[omrimayo]

His physical comes next week?

[Disha]

Originally posted by Costea

low tbh. was expecting 1.5m

[TheVoiceXtina]

Originally posted by omrimayo

His physical comes next week?

lmao yes

[TheVoiceXtina]

Originally posted by Pineapple

King wins again! This is an amazing achievement considering he released two mixtapes last year and since we'll get new material in May as well

6ix 6ix 6ix 6ix

[ALA]

Will he be the first to sell 1 million digital only?

[blackbeatxx]

Originally posted by ALA

Will he be the first to sell 1 million digital only?

what do you mean?
Adele sold 1,6 million digital only the first week (+1,7 million physical).

[SuperShiro]

Wasn't here for a while so sorry for the dumb question - what's SPS?

[Crazytowel]

After the struggle of last year to get million seller albums, this one-two strike of Bey and Drake has been a delight

[popmusic]

Originally posted by SuperShiro

Wasn't here for a while so sorry for the dumb question - what's SPS?

SPS = Streaming Plus Sales = Pure sales + TEA + SEA

Pure sales - traditional sales (phisical sales, digital albums download)
TEA - track equivalent albums, TEA = track sales / 10
SEA - stream equivalent albums, SEA = tracks on-demand audio streams / 1,500

[Vespertine]

1m digital only? Daddy.

[blackbeatxx]

Originally posted by SuperShiro

Wasn't here for a while so sorry for the dumb question - what's SPS?

sales plus streams

[Blues]

NEW RELEASES: RETAIL VIEWS

After its first full day of sales, Drake’s Views had generated around 630k in equivalent album sales, confirming what he announced from the stage at his album launch party in Toronto Friday night. By the end of Saturday, Views had sold more in two days than Beyoncé’s Lemonade sold in its first six.

Projections are now in the range of 900k units for the album alone, with TEA and SEA totals possibly driving it as north of 1m. (Note that all tracks but two are bundled with the album.) This is without physical product, as Views is an Apple exclusive through Friday (5/6).

Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 850-900k album, 1m+ SPS
Now 57 (NOW) 37-42k
Rob Zombie (UMe) 33-38k, 34-40k
Sixx A.M. (Eleven Seven) 15-18k, 16-19k
Martina McBride (NASH ICON) 13-15k, 14-16k
Empire: Season 2, Vol. 2 (Columbia) 11-13k, 13-15k

[dussymob]

Originally posted by Blues

NEW RELEASES: RETAIL VIEWS

After its first full day of sales, Drake’s Views had generated around 630k in equivalent album sales, confirming what he announced from the stage at his album launch party in Toronto Friday night. By the end of Saturday, Views had sold more in two days than Beyoncé’s Lemonade sold in its first six.

Projections are now in the range of 900k units for the album alone, with TEA and SEA totals possibly driving it as north of 1m. (Note that all tracks but two are bundled with the album.) This is without physical product, as Views is an Apple exclusive through Friday (5/6).

Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 850-900k album, 1m+ SPS
Now 57 (NOW) 37-42k
Rob Zombie (UMe) 33-38k, 34-40k
Sixx A.M. (Eleven Seven) 15-18k, 16-19k
Martina McBride (NASH ICON) 13-15k, 14-16k
Empire: Season 2, Vol. 2 (Columbia) 11-13k, 13-15k

Whats up with the Beyonce shade?

[Jeiboy]

Projections lowered down/fluctuate again