Fans watching the charts for the debut of ‘Watch the Throne’ will be pleased to hear of Billboard‘s early predictions for the set. According to Billboard, the album is on track to be the second highest-selling debut of the year – bested only by Lady Gaga‘s ‘Born This Way’.
Find out how many units after the jump:
400,000-500,000
Impressive indeed, the figures are attributed to the absence of album leaking and its unique release.
Via Billboard:
“Predicting “Throne’s” first week is tricky because of its unique release rollout. Traditionally, albums drop to all retailers on Tuesdays. However, “Throne” secured a Monday street date, but only through iTunes. So, its first four days of release will consist mostly of sales via Apple (with physical street-date violation sales mixed in), while the remaining three days of its first week will be a blend of physical and digital.
Best Buy has the exclusive deluxe physical CD edition of the set from Aug. 12-22, which sports the same four additional songs as on iTunes’ deluxe version.”
Official figures are expected on Wednesday, August 17th.