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Originally posted by novembers17th
why would you buy it now...i hate to sound like i have a one-track mind but if people buy it now before its actual release do those sales count for his first week....?
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They don't count for his "official" first week.
For example:
Billboard 200
Weeks On / Label / This Week / Artist / Title / This Week / % / Last Week / Record To Date
1 / RCA / 1 / JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE / THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE / 968,018 / 999 / 1,072 / 969,090
Some retails put up their copies early so it sold 1,072 copies the week before its official release date and its sales increased 999% when the album came out everywhere.
This happens often but it usually doesn't affect the opening weeks much.