omg @ Little Mix, the biggest girl group in the world, selling only 2k or so more copies in the US than the Korean boygroup, BTS.
The two groups you mentioned evidently have strong fan bases outside of their home countries. There are groups who sell far less than this outside of their home country, even with radio singles and large promo. Little Mix have had no radio single this era in the US and no promo whatsoever.
For a superstar it is, and when Ed Sheeran drops and embarrasses those numbers in comparison, it will show who's the delusional one.
But anyway, Bruno Mars has never been much of a first week seller. So I don't hold these numbers against him like others.
Ed Sheeran got a different type of followers. He is therefore a different artist.
Bruno will be more than fine if he does over 150k+ on this sales climate, all he needs to do is promote his album and the public will respond... Just like they are doing it now.
Good for Bruno!
at them implying CK already aired.