Official MMLP2 sales numbers are in...792k first week

[swerve]

It's official: Eminem's new album, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the second-largest sales week of the year.

The set, which was released on Tuesday, Nov. 5, sold a bigger-than-expected 792,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 10, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week, industry sources had forecast the set to bow with around 750,000.

The rest of the new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Justin Timberlake continues to reign with the year's biggest week, when "The 20/20 Experience" bowed at No. 1 with 968,000 back in March. The year's second-largest week had been the arrival of Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," which it debuted with 658,000.

"The Marshall Mathers LP 2" ("MMLP2") also logs the sixth-biggest sales week of the past five years. Since November of 2008, the only larger weeks were earned by Taylor Swift's "Red" (2012, 1.2 million its debut), Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" (2011, 1.1 million debut), Swift's "Speak Now" (2010, 1 million debut), Timberlake, and Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" (2011, 964,000 debut).

"MMLP2" marks Eminem's seventh No. 1 album -- all consecutive, and all debuts at No. 1. His only album to miss the top slot was his first release, 1999's "The Slim Shady LP." It debuted and peaked at No. 2.

Impressively, "MMLP2" posts a larger debut than Eminem's last album, 2010's "Recovery," which started with 741,000. Both albums bowed bigger than his previous set, 2009's "Relapse," which entered with 608,000.

 

[MiC]

Also 143k first week in the uk (third highest this year behind daft punk and arctic monkeys). That's 920k from just those 2 countries....worldwide sales will be crazy

 

[ROFL_GUY]

When I get on the mic I'mma snap
Make you wish the ambulance that took me to the hospital
When I overdosed would have caught a flat
If it makes you sick to your stomach acid
Indigestion, my suggestion's Kaopectate
If it feels like I'm running away with the game
It's cause I am don't speculate, spectate

 

[DF is BUSY]

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[ROFL_GUY]

atleast half of those were double albums being purchased

soundscan only counts them as 1 unit

RIAA counts those as 2 sales. #newrules

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

i thought for sure he was gonna sell 1.5.

 

[Ranger21]

so Plat WW 1st week

thats a big time W in 2013

 

[ROFL_GUY]

i thought for sure he was gonna sell 1.5.

RIAA counts double albums as 2 units. so according to riaa it should be around 1.3-1.5mil

thats how camel got his plat plaque from RIAA guidelines

WW numbers will be around 2mil (soundscan)

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

RIAA counts double albums as 2 units. so according to riaa it should be around 1.3-1.5mil

thats how camel got his plat plaque from RIAA guidelines

WW numbers will be around 2mil (soundscan)

oh word i thought that 780 was the doubles counted...interesting.

 

[Premeditated]

wait, so it's a double album? wow that at least 2 hours of unadulterated trash. Imagine playing it in one listen.

 

[Roovers410]

when did hiphop become white?

 

[Foxmulder]

It's not a double album.

 

[razassin]

when did hiphop become white?

Amsterdam?

 

[ROFL_GUY]

It's not a double album.

has over 100mins of music on the deluxe. 2 discs. to qualify for a double album it must be over 100min

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification