

On the Digital Albums chart, Grande is No. 1-selling physical album this week (63,000), while Grande’s set is the No. Braxton’s album, however, performed strongly as a CD with physical retailers like Walmart, Best Buy and Target.īecause of that, Braxton actually has the No. Comparably, Braxton’s album only moved 51,000 downloads: 45% of her debut. Grande’s sales were especially strong in the digital world, as 108,000 of her first-week sales were downloads, or 78%, of her debut. Throwback: Watch Ariana Grande Rap A Justin Bieber Song At The BBMAs Details of the holiday events haven’t been announced, but one could imagine they may include a concert by Grande and perhaps a meet-and-greet opportunity with her. Label sources suggest that the holiday party offer drove between 5,000 and 7,000 in sales for the album.


8 - the final day of the tracking week) will receive a ticket to one of a series of events with Grande later this year. Consumers who purchased “Yours Truly” via her website (through Sunday, Sept. 6), there was a bit of a competition brewing between “Yours Truly” and “Love & War.” At the time, industry sources suggested that “Yours Truly” was aiming for a start of around 115,000 to 120,000, while “Love & War” was eyeing a bow of 110,000 to 115,000.Ī day earlier, Grande’s camp launched a successful download album promotion tied to an upcoming holiday party hosted by the singer. As for Braxton, she tallies the largest sales week for a female R&B/hip-hop album since last November, when Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” bowed with 159,000.Īriana Grande, ‘Yours Truly’: Track-By-Track Review 1 with their first album since January 2010, when Ke$ha’s “Animal” opened at No. Grande is the first female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the Top R&B Albums chart.) Behind it R&B singer Tamar Braxton debuts with “Love & War,” which launches at No. The debut effort from the 20-year-old-singer/actress bows atop the list with 138,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 1 album on the Billboard 200 this week, Ariana Grande’s “Yours Truly” comes out on top by a sizable margin. Though it seemed like there was going to be a race for the No.
