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One Direction's 'FOUR' On Course to Sell More Than 420,000 Copies in First Week
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Industry sources suggest the album could sell over 420,000 copies in the week ending Nov. 23. If FOUR sells as expected, it would secure the second-largest sales week of 2014, behind only Taylor Swift's 1.287 million bow with 1989.
FOUR was released on Nov. 17 through SYCO/Columbia Records, and is the group's fourth studio release. It follows the No. 1-debuting albums Up All Night (released in 2012), Take Me Home (2012) and Midnight Memories (2013). The latter album arrived atop the list with 546,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the largest sales week for One Direction.