since many songs in 2018 are released before the tracking week (Tuesday's, Wednesday's or Thursday's most of time),

I tried to include those numbers in the parenthesis.

 

Including early sales (before first full week)

1. God's Plan: 127,000

2. Say Something: 119,000 (21k in first 11 hours) (7 days and 11 hours)

3. Finesse (Remix): 117,000 (30k in first day) (8 days)

4. No Tears Left to Cry | 100,000

5. Nice For What: 88,000

6. Psycho: 80,000

7. Filthy: 79,000

8. This Is America: 78,000 *5 days

9. You Make It Easy: 77,000

10. Cry Pretty: 75,000 (21k first 2 days) (9 days)

11. In My Blood: 65,000 (27k first day) (8 days)

12. Found/Tonight: 61,000

13. The Champion: 60,000

14. Chun-Li: 58,000 (20k first day) (8 days)

15. The Middle: 55,000 (6k first 3 days) (10 days)

16. Pray For Me: 53,000

17. Barbie Tingz: 50,000 (21k first day) (8 days)

18. No Excuses: 48,000

19. I Like It | 47,000

20. Beautiful Crazy | 44,000

21. Top Off | 43,000

22. Freaky Friday | 43,000 (5k first day) (8 days)

 

Diplomatic Immunity | 39,000

Babe | 38,000

Tequila: 37,000

Call Out My Name | 36,000

Be Careful | 34,000

Look Alive | 32,000

44 More | 32,000

Supplies: 30,000

For You | 29,000

Love Lies | 27,000 (5k first 2 days) (9 days)

No Name | 27,000 

Lost In Japan | 27,000 

Everyday | 22,000

Want You Back | 21,000

One Kiss | 21,000

Man of the Woods: 21,000 

The Hamilton Polka | 17,000

SAD! | 15,000

Savior: 15,000

My My My! | 14,000

Mad Love | 13,000

 

*there could be errors, feel free to correct me 

I wonder when we'll see the next 500k+ first week-selling song. It would obviously take a really catchy song with a huge bandwagon and a lot of media coverage and memes to get there, but who can do all that simultaneously?.

Edited May 8, 20188 yr by IndieKid

4 minutes ago, IndieKid said:

I wonder when we'll see the next 500k+ first week-selling song. It would obviously take a really catchy song with a huge bandwagon and a lot of media coverage and memes to get there, but I'm curious.

never

 

ariana the only lead female on the top 10 

Edited May 8, 20188 yr by allnight

2 minutes ago, IndieKid said:

I wonder when we'll see the next 500k+ first week-selling song. It would obviously take a really catchy song with a huge bandwagon and a lot of media coverage and memes to get there, but I'm curious.

The only artist i can see pulling +500k or even 1M first week is and will always be Adele without any meme, media coverage or huge bandwagon. Only her comeback is enough.

1 minute ago, PopFan1996 said:

The only artist i can see pulling +500k or even 1M first week is and will always be Adele without any meme, media coverage or huge bandwagon. Only her comeback is enough.

Her comeback did so well BECAUSE of the media coverage and huge bandwagon, though. Plus, Hello is a great (and really catchy) song.

500k?  lol

Even if Adele released this year, she wouldn't touch 400k. 

Drake, JT & Ariana  save digital era 

6 minutes ago, PopFan1996 said:

The only artist i can see pulling +500k or even 1M first week is and will always be Adele without any meme, media coverage or huge bandwagon. Only her comeback is enough.

Perhaps.  

By the way, welcome to ATRL.

Just now, Pacaveli said:

Perhaps.  

By the way, welcome to ATRL.

Thank you! I've been waiting for so long to be admitted lol.

10 minutes ago, Starkboy said:

500k?  lol

Even if Adele released this year, she wouldn't touch 400k. 

Even Taylor's comeback did around 350k so i guess it's pretty safe to say that Adele can pull over 500k easily. Remember when everyone thought she would sell only 500-600k first week but she ended up selling 1,2M? 

Edited May 8, 20188 yr by PopFan1996

5 minutes ago, PopFan1996 said:

Thank you! I've been waiting for so long to be admitted lol.

You're welcome, fam and yeah, I can imagine that somehow. lol

18 minutes ago, PopFan1996 said:

Thank you! I've been waiting for so long to be admitted lol.

Greetings young fellow.

so ariana has the second most sales under 7 days?

30 minutes ago, PopFan1996 said:

Even Taylor's comeback did around 350k so i guess it's pretty safe to say that Adele can pull over 500k easily. Remember when everyone thought she would sell only 500-600k first week but she ended up selling 1,2M? 

Yeah but she had tons of hype (coming after 21, one of the biggest ever) the song was amazing, sales fell a lot in the last 3 yeard etc. 

But she's not even releasing this year so, iTunes could truly be closed by then

I don't think even ADELE can touch 500k sales in today climate. Sales are dead and have had a huge decline in the last few years (after Hello and 25) and also her hype won't be as huge as last time. The end of 25 era showed her decline.

JT and Ariana their minds!

Added This Is America, which sold 78k in 5 days.