The final Billboard data will be printed Wednesday, but it will not differ significantly from the 463,000 figure.

Update: First week sales, according to Hits Daily Double, were about 463,000. But while that means 500,000 is certainly feasible, the possibility of Drake opening to the tune of one million or more is officially out of the question. I need him to do two million the first week, straight up.”īillboard was quick to note that the album stands a chance of moving above the aforementioned 425-475,000 forecast by week’s end. ‘Nothing Was the Same’ (2013) The fact fans are still divided on whether this album or the preceding Take Care is Drakes best just shows that he was at the peak of his creative powers at the time. From sipping Champagne dolo, to becoming Champagne Papi if Drizzy can do it, so. It’s wild that the guy who bodied Meek and triggered Pusha T was once a beardless, aspiring rapper. Recently, rapper The Game offered a prediction of 650,000 opening week sales Lil Wayne, meanwhile, said, “I need him to do more than ‘Tha Carter III.’ Like two million in the first week. A compelling mix of heart and brawn, Thank Me Later is a great introduction to an aspiring star. Check out a younger, less confident Drake in 2009 talking about Thank Me Later and being totally unaware of how much of an impact he’d have on the game today. While such an opening would situate the album with Sade’s “Soldier of Love” (502,000) and Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” (481,000) as one of the best year-to-date performers, it would not live up to some of the rather lofty pre-release hopes and expectations. According to Billboard, the early tracking on “Thank Me Later” is 425,000-475,000 debut week sales.

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