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					Originally posted by Chivas  So every time someone pre-orders the album, the track is actually being bought after all? So it's struggling to break into the top 10 even with all those album pre-orders helping the track? | 
	
 Digital album sales typically don't account for a huge amount of the total, with a few exceptions (usually hip-hop artists). Basically:
1. If the tracks are being counted separately, the pre-orders probably wouldn't provide the huge a boost. 
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2. If the tracks are NOT being counted separately, it's unlikely that pre-orders are being scanned at a high enough volume to significantly impact the digital singles total.
In short, the performance of the album is largely irrelevant as far as the single is concerned.