Dr. Dre - Compton: The Soundtrack sold 278k first week

[JordanWearinThe45]

First week sales numbers are in for Dr. Dre's Compton: The Soundtrack. The album moved 278,558 units, slightly surpassing the projected number of 260,000-275,000 units.

Expectations were high for the album, driven by Dre's musical reputation, 16 years of anticipation, and star-studded features. It has not disappointed.

Despite its gaudy numbers, Compton clocked in at #2 on the charts, narrowly missing out on the top spot to country star Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights, which garnered over 320,000 sales in its first week. The next best-selling rap album was Future's DS2, which moved 15 thousand units in its fourth week on the charts.

To put these numbers in perspective, Drakes's If You're Reading This, It's Too Late moved closed to 500,000 in its first week, and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly moved 320,000.

Dre plans to donate his portion of the album's royalties to build a new performing arts center in Compton.

Dr. Dre's First Week Sales Numbers For "Compton: The Soundtrack"

 

[Long Live The Kane]

"Dre plans to donate his portion of the album's royalties to build a new performing arts center in Compton."

That's a dope gesture, salute the good doctor

 

[Mensch Fontana]

I thought it was ALL proceeds. I guess not now since it did numbers

 

[DaveyDave]

I thought it was ALL proceeds. I guess not now since it did numbers

He doesn't have the right to give everyone else's royalties to a charity. Without their permission. Had they signed up to do that then I'm sure it would be done but it didn't start out like that

 

[BronxFleeZ]

Wow. Really surpassed my expectations

 

[Scotch Hall]

Impressive but we have to remember Interscope is notorious for buying some copies for first week numbers. I don't know how that would apply to iTunes sales but they did that with CDs back in the 90s so it's possible
either way its to me, glad 2 c Dre giving back to the community

 

[Fellatio]

Interscope buys records? maybe def jam did back in the day...

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Interscope buys records? maybe def jam did back in the day...

Cashmoney too

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

I need to see some receipts on record companies buying albums

 

[Da King]

He would have done 500k+ with an actual CD release along with the digital sales, good numbers

 

[mortuus est]

Interscope buys records? maybe def jam did back in the day...

its an internet myth lol theirs no proof

 

[OG Talk]

I thought it was ALL proceeds. I guess not now since it did numbers

How can you give away someone else's money?

 

[hiphopfanatic]

Does that include Spotify numbers?

 

[Da King]

I thought it was ALL proceeds. I guess not now since it did numbers

he giving away what HE makes on the album, he can't take bread out of someone's pocket