The Throne dropped and did its thing. This highly anticipated album was released Monday August 8th and sold 290,000 copies via online stores. Coldplay’s Viva La Vida held the record at 155,000 copies back in 2008. ‘Watch The Throne’ was #1 in 23 countries. Stay tuned for the full week’s sales this Wednesday.

EDIT: Total sales- 436,079 copies. 320,893 (digital)| 115,186 (CD)