YOUR TOP 15: At this point it’s highly probable that Taylor Swift’s 1989 will beat the 1.2m opening of her previous album, 2012’s Red. In doing so, her sales will match about one-fifth of all albums sold this week.
*Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 1.2-1.25m
*Now 52 (NOW) 90-95k
*Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 60-65k
*Barry Manilow (Verve) 42-47k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 40-45k
Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 35-40k
*Led Zeppelin “IV” (Rhino) 35-40k
Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 30-35k
*Black Veil Brides (Lava/Republic) 30-35k
*Led Zeppelin “Houses of the Holy” (Rhino) 30-35k
*Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords) 28-32k
Neil Diamond (Capitol) 27-30k
Slipknot (Roadrunner) 27-30k
Sam Smith (Capitol) 25-28k
T.I. (Grand Hustle/Columbia) 24-27k
this girl isn't a human, she is a monster