Sia reaches #1 on the Billboard 200 with only 52,000 copies sold

[Paper Planes 340]

Singer-songwriter Sia nabs her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200  and her best sales week ever  as "1000 Forms of Fear" debuts atop the list. The new album, released on Monkey Puzzle through RCA Records, sold 52,000 copies in the week ending July 13, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

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One last note on "1000 Forms of Fear": It logs the lowest sales figure for a No. 1 album in nearly two years. It's the smallest since the Aug. 11, 2012 chart, when Zac Brown Band's "Uncaged" led the list with 48,000.

 

Source: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6157709/sia-1000-forms-of-fear-billboard-200-soundscan-chandelier

 

This was already speculated, but now confirmed. Devastating numbers but she definitely deserves the title if nothing else.

[Pierre 10,480]

Well deserved.

When will Frozen stop?  

[Dodo 313]

well deserved but sad .. 

 

music industry is making nothing nowadays on music, it's all on tours which most artists can't even do. 

[Yanko 9,860]

it her best week in her career so its still good for her queens sia cant wait for chandelier to enter top 10

[Morphine Prince 103,492]

Well, a lot of people don't know who she is so this is actually good. And Chandeliers is just now picking up steam. 

[monketsharona 63,903]

Glad for Sia, she deserves it so much !

 

Though I think music industry is doing bad...

[Brooklyn Nights 163]

She stills deserves that #1 spot regardless of sales.

[PdogtheDaibutsu 717]

well deserved but sad .. 

 

music industry is making nothing nowadays on music, it's all on tours which most artists can't even do.

I guess the music industry will have to rely on marketing Disney soundtracks to children from now on lol

[Valextra 58]

If only 'Me and Mariah' would have been out now  

[Stefani328 321]

Great  :)

[What 4]

Sia's album is great

[DriverMonster 10]

This will get her some more attention. She will be more mainstream before you know it :)

[Houdini 103]

Glad for Sia, she deserves it so much !

 

Though I think music industry is doing bad...

Doing bad ? Coldplay open week was more than 1 million, same for Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran more than 550K, Lana almost 400K

she's just unknown

[Echo 326]

Wow

[Memo 176]

YAAAAAAAAS
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