Descendants Soundtrack will become the lowest-selling #1 album ever.

[ViviLittleM 3]

I'm scared by the decay of album sales omg...

Praying for Gaga to debut with 100K+

The chart is not a pretty sight this week, as sales for the #1 album hit a record low. Disney’s The Descendants TV-movie ST will debut at #1 with about 30k—although it’s comforting to see Led Zeppelin in the #2-4 slots. That’s 10k less than the previous record holder, Amos Lee, whose 2011 release Mission Bell debuted on top with 40.5k. The SPS chart doesn’t look any better with Taylor Swift and Future battling it out for relative supremacy. Both are on track for about 40k, with Swift having a very slight lead. This will also mark the lowest SPS total to date—by nearly 20k--and quite possibly could be under the previous sales-only low. Here’s how the Top 15 looks at midweek. Due to limited info this week, please expect a greater than usual margin of error.

* The Descendants (Walt Disney) 28-33k sales, 30-35k SPS

* Led Zeppelin, Presence (Rhino) 22-25k, 23-26k

* Led Zeppelin, Coda (Rhino) 22-25k, 23-26k

* Led Zeppelin, In Through the Out Door (Rhino) 22-25k, 23-26k

* Lil Dicky (CMSN) 21-24k, 23-26k

Jill Scott (Blues Babe) 21-24k, 23-26k

Future (Epic) 18-21k, 37-42k

Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 17-20k, 37-42k

Tyrese (Voltron) 14-17k, 16-19k

* Saint Asonia (RCA) 14-17k, 15-18k

* Migos (Quality Control) 12-14k, 14-16k

Ed Sheeran (Asylum U.K.) 12-14k, 28-32k

Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 11-13k, 12-14k

Alan Jackson (Capitol Nashville) 11-13k, 12-14k

Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 10-12k, 24-27k

* Debuts

 

 

 

 

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

ARTPOP's debut doesn't seem so bad now huh?

[Didymus 32,703]

If a soundtrack album is #1 you just know the sales aren't gonna be booming.

[gagaisitalian 3,573]

There are just no other albums coming out. It's not about "album sales", it's about the quality of music. Taylor, Beyonce, Gaga, and Miley prove that it's possible to still sell 300,000-1,200,000 copies in your first week if you just put out good music and have a proper campaign. 

[uo111 5,201]

If a soundtrack album is #1 you just know the sales aren't gonna be booming.

Frozen begs to differ.

[Didymus 32,703]

Frozen begs to differ.

The only possible recent exception

But a noteworthy one

[gagzus 13,646]

It's because we're in the age where piracy is running rapid, soon they won't care about physical or digital sales.

Bookmark me it'll be based on streams entirely in the next decade or two.

[Redstreak 6,651]

It may be #1 in pure sales but it won't be #1 in charts. 1989 will pass it with streaming

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

Are you even serious o.o? Popstars always have good debuts lol.. Taylor debuted with 1,3m before some months...

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

There's been a lot of publicity about streaming the last 6 months (good or bad) so now awareness has risen and album sales are f*cked. 

[craig 680]

There are just no other albums coming out. It's not about "album sales", it's about the quality of music. Taylor, Beyonce, Gaga, and Miley prove that it's possible to still sell 300,000-1,200,000 copies in your first week if you just put out good music and have a proper campaign. 

Pop music being in a slump this year is one factor, but we should also expect streaming to kill off a lot of itunes albums sales with the marketing of Apple Music to itunes buyers.

[Klou 2,365]

People will still be in denial about dying album sales then have a complete meltdown when LG5 doesn't debut with as much as ARTPOP  

[Robinladen 1,474]

Is this HDD?

And will Taylor be #1 on the Billboard chart since with streaming added she's the highest?

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

Frozen begs to differ.

And Guardians of the Galaxy. 

[ViviLittleM 3]

Is this HDD?

 

oui

Is this HDD?

And will Taylor be #1 on the Billboard chart since with streaming added she's the highest?

perhaps oui