It’s Wednesday morning. So far, the Lady Gaga-Bradley Cooper soundtrack album to “A Star is Born” has sold 131,000 copies since Friday.
According to hitsdailydouble.com, total sales by Thursday night will be around 200,000. That will make it number 1 for the week.
Most of those copies are CDs and digital downloads. The streaming part of the sales is minor.
Readers of this column aren’t surprised. I’ve been telling you that since Friday, Gaga and/or Cooper have held down around 16 positions on the iTunes singles chart. Right now, the number is 13 including Cooper’s solo hits. The album has been number 1 since Friday as well.
And don’t forget, Lady Gaga is featured on Nile Rodgers’ new Chic album singing “I Want Your Love.”