Key points
- Bieber’s Swag was a surprise release with no prior promotion
- It makes Bieber a tough contender for Billboard’s No 1 position
- The Grammy winner ruled the charts in 2021 with Justice
ISLAMABAD: Justin Bieber has released his first album in four years and is reportedly at the top of Music’s daily charts in its opening week.
Although Swag was a surprise release with no prior promotion, fans have been streaming it nonstop which makes it a tough contender for Billboard’s No.1 position in the 200 albums chart where Morgan Wallen has reigned for over two months.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the estimates for the album this week are 150,000 to 160,000 album equivalent units.
“Previous record”
If the estimates are reached, it would be an impressive number, especially considering it doesn’t include any physical sales.
If Bieber reaches No.1 on the Billboard charts. He would be keeping up with his record of all his previous six albums topping the chart in their opening weeks.
Back in 2021, the Grammy winner ruled the charts with Justice, which had 154,000 equivalent units, including 30,000 physical sales.
AP reported that in 2023, Bieber sold the rights to his music — all six of his albums to a U.K-based music investment company.