Hitmaker Pharrell Williams has ample cause to be ‘Happy’ this week.
For not only has his second solo album ‘G I R L’ charged straight to the top of the Official UK Album Chart, it’s done so with blockbuster sales.
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The Columbia Records set opened atop of the coveted tally today, becoming the Neptunes frontman’s first British #1 album – both solo and as part of N.E.R.D.
What’s more, the LP shifted nearly 70,000 units first week – earning it the status of fastest selling album of the year (thus far) in the UK.
The numbers are particularly interesting in that they aren’t at all far off from the project’s first week projections in the US, where it’s set to debut with sales of 85k.
Why is this of importance? Well, despite being a major music market (and perhaps the most renown after America), the UK is geographically tiny compared to the US. Indeed, it’s roughly the size of Michigan state. Hence, Skateboard P’s British numbers are exceptionally impressive and indicate that his popularity abroad outweighs his solo pull on home soil.
Still, whichever way it’s diced or sliced, Mr Williams is winning. More power to him! {Source}