In its first week, Chris Brown’s eighth studio album 'Royalty' sold 184,000 units (162,000 in pure album sales), debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200.
It also debuts at #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Monica’s new album 'Code Red' didn't fair as well debuting at a low #27 pulling in 35,656 units (33,718 pure sales). Yikes.
Billboard 200 Top 10 1. Adele – 25 – 1,119,000
2. Justin Bieber – Purpose – 229,000
3. Chris Brown – Royalty – 184,000
4. Pentatonix – That’s Christmas to Me – 140,000
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 100,000
6. One Direction – Made in the A.M. – 92,000
7. Chris Stapleton – Traveller – 87,000
8. Taylor Swift – 1989 – 73,000
9. The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness – 72,000
10. Adele – 21 – 71,000
