· according to hits daily double, the album, “compton,” sold only 42,732 copies this week, down a whopping 85 percent from the 286,000 copies sold in the week of its release. · compton was dre ’s first studio album in over 15 years, and dre announced the album’s release date only days before it came out. · as expected, dr. · legendary rapper dr. The album moved 278,558 units, slightly surpassing the projected number of 260,000-275,000 units. Dre ’s first album in 16 years pushed some serious units in its first week. According to hits daily double, the album, “compton,” sold only 42,732 copies this week, down a whopping 85. This may have resulted in a higher number of album purchases during the first week than it would have sold under normal circumstances. · first week sales numbers are in for dr. · according to hits daily double, the album sold only 42,732 copies the second week , down 85 percent from the 286,000 copies sold in the week of its release, when it also finished second on. Dre s compton plunge roughly 85 % in its second week amidst heavy criticism of dres past violence against women. Compton , an itunes exclusive, sold 295,000 equivalent album units, according to billboard. Dre saw a massive drop-off in sales in his album’s second week.
