70% drop is actually quite within the normal range for albums. James is still riding the great press he got for his #1. Bet there were fans that didn't even know he had an album coming out.
Streaming GT is a great way to help both the single and the album.
And I agree that WBR knows what they are doing!
Yes, a 70% drop the second week is now the norm in the industry, but that would require sales of around 14,000 not < 11,000.
Here's hoping the numbers tick up a bit.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
YOUR TOP 15
Breaking Benjamin Lights Up With Dark
Hollywood’s Breaking Benjamin are set to meet or beat the debut of their last album, 2009’s Dear Agony, when we finalize our charts next Tuesday.
Capitol’s Tori Kelly makes an impressive debut at #2 on the strength of Team Barnett’s setup. The Disney Channel will air the second installment this weekend in the Teen Beach franchise. We’re building in a lift for weekend sales because, well, Disney. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend.
*Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 135-140k sales, 145-150k SPS
*Tori Kelly (Capitol) 55-60k, 65-70k
*Kacey Musgraves (Mercury Nashville) 50-55k, 55-60k
James Taylor (James Taylor) 36-41k, 37-42k
*Leon Bridges (Columbia) 30-35k, 33-38k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 28-33k, 52-57k
*Teen Beach 2 (Walt Disney) 21-24k, 24-27k
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 12-17k, 30-35k
Sam Hunt (MCA Nashville) 12-15k, 25-30k
Florence + the Machine (Republic) 12-15k, 15-20k
A$AP Rocky (RCA) 12-15k, 20-25k
Zac Brown Band (Southern Ground/Varvatos/BMLG/Republic) 12-15k, 15-20k
Now Country 8 (NOW) 11-13k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 11-13k, 15-20k
Meghan Trainor (Epic) 11-13k, 20-25k
*Debuts