Taylor Swift’s New Single has HUGE First Week Sales
Taylor Swift‘s new single, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” was released late Monday, August 13 and is already setting some major records!
Taylor’s opening week numbers are still being tallied, but industry professionals are saying that her single has sold at least 600,000 downloads. It is looking like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” will likely earn Taylor the title of having the largest week ever for a song by a female singer – and the second-biggest week ever.
Flo Rida‘s 2009 hit “Right Round” holds the record for most downloads in a single week with 636,000, while Ke$ha currently has the best-selling week for a female artist for her song “Tik Tok”, which sold 610,000 downloads the week after Christmas in 2010.
Below is a list provided by Billboard of the 10 top overall digital sales weeks, since SoundScan began tracking digital sales:
636,000, “Right Round,” Flo Rida, Feb. 28, 2009
610,000, “TiK ToK,” Ke$ha, Jan. 9, 2010
559,000, “Grenade,” Bruno Mars, Jan. 8, 2011
542,000, “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra, April 28, 2012
521,000, “Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber, April 14, 2012
509,000, “Born This Way,” Lady Gaga, March 5, 2011
509,000, “Firework,” Katy Perry, Jan. 8, 2011
493,000, “Payphone,” Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, May 5, 2012
467,000, “Low,” Flo Rida, Jan. 12, 2008
464,000, “Boom Boom Pow,” the Black Eyed Peas, April 18, 2009
Also, take a look at 10 top debut digital sales weeks, according to SoundScan:
636,000, “Right Round,” Flo Rida, Feb. 28, 2009
521,000, “Boyfriend,” Justin Bieber, April 14, 2012
493,000, “Payphone,” Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, May 5, 2012
464,000, “Boom Boom Pow,” the Black Eyed Peas, April 18, 2009
448,000, “Born This Way,” Lady Gaga, Feb 26, 2011
418,000, “Crack a Bottle,” Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent, Feb. 21, 2009
411,000, “Part of Me,” Katy Perry, March 3, 2012
411,000, “Hold It Against Me,” Britney Spears, Jan 29, 2011
379,000, “Not Afraid,” Eminem, May 22, 2010
338,000, “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem featuring Rihanna, July 10, 2010
We can’t wait to see where Taylor’s single officially lands on the chart! So proud of her for all of her success.
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