Not to forget that UK first week sales are usually massively inflated because of the weeks of pre-orders before a song is actually released. So to have the fastest selling song of the year with an OA/OS release is nothing short of incredible.
not people saying this is a disappointment, when their fave couldn't a third of that. by Friday it will probably do 315K+. the biggest debuted in years. are y'all calling gold (raw sales) in the Uk in first week in 2015 a flop? .only in atrl
Yeah, this is HUGE for first week sales. Breaking 200K in the UK is very rare, let alone nearing 250K.
The platinum certification for the UK is not comparable to the USA, because for whatever reason, very few songs are able to get above 2x platinum. I think they should adjust the certification down.