Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made” First Week Sales Projections

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released their sophomore album, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, earlier this week (February 26).

The LP, which features the likes of Ed Sheeran, Chance The Rapper, YG and Anderson .Paak, among others, is projected to sell between 45,000 and 55,000 units during its first week in stores, according to Hits Daily Double. That number is expected to rise to between 50,000 and 60,000 when taking into consideration sales plus streams.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ 2012 debut album, The Heist, sold 78,000 units during its first week of release.

This week’s other notable release came from British band, The 1975. Their sophomore album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It, is projected to sell between 90,000 and 100,000 units during its first week in stores. Again, that number is expected to rise to between 95,000 and 105,000 units when taking into consideration sales plus streams.