FYI NEWS: Justin Timberlake Does Big Numbers

Justin Timberlake's third studio album The 20/20 Experience has sold  968k copies according to Billboard in it's first week and cited to have broken many pop records to date.

Timberlake's bow with "20/20" is biggest overall sales frame since Taylor Swift's "Red" debuted with 1.2 million on the Nov. 10, 2012-dated chart. Among male artists, Timberlake has the largest week in nearly five years. The last larger by a man was when Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" debuted with 1.01 million on June 28, 2008.

 Interestingly, "20/20" also tallies the third-biggest week for a solo male singer (aka: non-rapper). Only Usher and Garth Brooks have scored larger frames. Their "Confessions" (2004) and "Double Live" (1998) sets debuted with 1.10 million and 1.09 million, respectively.

Speaking of Usher, I could have sworn JT was marketing this album as R&B not pop yet all I keep reading about is JT breaking pop records...not R&B.

The 20/20 Experience also set a new record for the biggest one-week sales tally for an album by a male pop artist since 1991, when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard. This stat excludes R&B (Usher), country (Garth Brooks) and rap (Eminem, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne). 

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