Estimates for sales of Eden place the album at 711,000 units, compared to Spears’s 290,000, which was far below estimates released yesterday.  Fox News released a report saying Blackout had sold between 325,000 and 350,000.

The Eagles’ numbers compare favorably to other No. 1’s this year, especially considering the band occupies a different audience set than other acts who have held the spot in 2007.  Bruce Springsteen’s Magic, a collaboration with the E Street Band, sold 335,000 copies in the week ending October 7th.  Kanye West’s Graduation sold 957,000 copies in its first week, and 50 Cent, who also released a new album that week, sold 691,000 copies.

For Spears the numbers are a significant drop compared to other albums.  2003’s In the Zone, for example, sold 609,000 copies its first week.


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