It probably sold 100-105k. Kworb had predictions at 116k though.
Conqueror was originally released March 3, 2015 as an instant grat track so that might have resulted in less individual downloads after the episode aired on March 4.
But as Billboard said:
I think the weighting of the components made the difference
I'm here for Uptown Funk breaking the #1 record. As much as I love One Sweet Day and Mariah, I want a song that people will actually remember to hold the record.
Ciaras I Bet has 2.5M views already. and considering shes local, its safe to say most of those are US. If she gets 4M+ streams and ~40k sales +14M AI, can she scrape top 20
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/8/15)
1) Kelly Clarkson Piece By Piece 82,856
2) Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack 58,267 (After 4 weeks 451,000)
3) Taylor Swift 1989 43,991 (After 19 weeks 4,504,352)
Other Debuts
4) Brandi Carlile Firewatchers Daught 41,556
13) Third Day Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship 23,165
17) G-Unit The Beast 17,639
21) Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds Chasing Yesterday 13,893
25) Rixton Let The Road 12,675
26) Steven Wilson Hand Cannot Erase 12,369
30) Casting Crowns Glorious Day: Hymns of Faith -10,083
31) Shania Twain Still The One: Live In Vegas 9,417
I'm here for Uptown Funk breaking the #1 record. As much as I love One Sweet Day and Mariah, I want a song that people will actually remember to hold the record.
I'm here for Uptown Funk breaking the #1 record. As much as I love One Sweet Day and Mariah, I want a song that people will actually remember to hold the record.
Well it is pretty certain to spend more than 19 weeks in the T10 like One Sweet Day did.
I'm here for Uptown Funk breaking the #1 record. As much as I love One Sweet Day and Mariah, I want a song that people will actually remember to hold the record.
To be fair, who's to say that "Uptown Funk" will be one of those most definitive songs of its time? I doubt people predicted "One Sweet Day" would be forgotten (which is pretty relative). OSD was massive at the time of its release (I was seven/eight years old when it was huge so I remember its ubiquity), but it was never guaranteed to be one of those songs we would be singing for years and years. "Uptown Funk" could end up the same way.