Meek projected to sell over 200,000 copies

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Rapper Meek Mill is heading for his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. Industry forecasters suggest his latest release, Dreams Worth More Than Money, could move over 200,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 5. That should easily place the set atop the Billboard 200 chart when its top 10 is unveiled on Wednesday, July 10.

Meek Mill’s last album, 2012’s Dreams and Nightmares, debuted and peaked in the No. 2 slot with 165,000 sold in its first week, according to Nielsen Music. The album's latest single -- "All Eyes on You," featuring girlfriend Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown -- debuts at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated July 11.


http://www.billboard.com/biz/articl...d-his-first-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart

i thought he would only sell 80-90k :dwillhuh:

this is with streams, too.
"could move over 200,000 equivalent album units"
How many streams is equivalent to one album sale? This looks like music industry trickery to make it appear like people are actually selling albums. The transition from the old model to the streaming era is evident.
 

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"could move over 200,000 equivalent album units"
How many streams is equivalent to one album sale? This looks like music industry trickery to make it appear like people are actually selling albums. The transition from the old model to the streaming era is evident.
According to this link
http://www.spotifyartists.com/strea...al-uk-charts-what-does-this-mean-for-artists/

100 streams = 1 sale and Spotify pays nearly 0.01 bucks per stream so that makes sense.
100 streams, nearly 1 dollar or more like 0.84 dollars maximum. I.e. it's relevant cause the labels make the same amount of money from the equivalent album units as from the actual units moved.

It seems like the billboards are adapting to the market more than anything.
 
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