From Billboard:
As expected, Drake nets the third-largest sales week of 2011 for an album, as “Take Care” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 631,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.
While that’s a slightly smaller number than initially expected, it’s nothing to scoff at. Last Friday, industry sources pegged the set’s start around 675,000 to 700,000.
Still, the only two sets to sell more in a week this year were Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” debut (1.1 million) and Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” start (964,000).
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