People are overestimating his power. Yeah people joined the hype train, but they weren't real fans.
His debut did 136k in 5 days with an iTunes only release. His star power has increased ten-fold since then and this is one of the most hyped album of the year (and last year )
His debut did 136k in 5 days with an iTunes only release. His star power has increased ten-fold since then and this is one of the most hyped album of the year (and last year )
Frank Ocean (Boys Don't Cry) 265-290k SPS, 225-240k album
First week sales of Blonde will likely double the first week sales of Channel Orange, which opened with 131k in July 2012. Since the tracks are currently album-only at iTunes, presumably just for the first week, Blonde’s SPS additions will come solely from streams. In Blonde’s exclusive, abbreviated first week at Apple Music, streams from the album could exceed 50 million.