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Pop Out: Justin Bieber New Album “Justice” 37% Drop in Sales from Last Year’s “Changes,” 121% from 2016’s “Purpose”

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Justin Bieber, who’s having trouble selling concert tickets to his new tour, is also struggling to sell albums.

His new one, “Justice,” had opening week sales 37% lower than his last album, “Changes,” released a year ago.

Sold mostly in streaming equivalent units, “Justice” totaled 158,000. Around 120,000 of those sales came from streaming.

“Changes” finished its first week with 231,000 including streaming.

And of course, all of this is eclipsed by his career high for “Purpose” in 2016, which sold 649,000 in its first week. Those days are over.

Indeed, this time around, Lana Del Rey actually sold nearly twice as many CDs and paid downloads with 62,000.

Del Rey’s “Chemtrails over the Country Club,” however, was the big winner when it came to hard sales. “Chemtrails” sold a whopping 61,500 copies via CD and downloads. Her fans really wanted to have that album in hand.

“Justice” sold just 31,000 copies according to Buzz Angle and Hits Daily Double.

In solid sales, Lana is number 1.

“Justice” got its justice with total sales and streaming of 158,000. Del Rey’s total came to 79,000.

Bieber’s strength is in streaming, which doesn’t generate as much income.  Years from now– like two years from now — fans will have a solid reminder of “Chemtrails” whereas “Justice” will be adrift in the Spotify catalog.

I get my peaches at Shop Rite.

 

 

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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