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In March, 2k Music announced the first-week sales of Link's third album "The Woman I Love" in the United States on its Twitter account.

1.747 million copies!

It became the 15th album in the history of European and American music to sell more than 1 million copies in the first week, and Link also became the 12th singer in music history to achieve platinum sales in the first week.

"Billboard" also updated the highest weekly sales record list this week.

The first place is the third album "No Strings Attached" released by the 2000 N'Sync band, with first-week sales of 2.41 million copies.

The second place is the fourth album "Celebrity" released by N'Sync in 2001, with first-week sales of 1.88 million copies.

The third place is Eminem's third album "The Marshall Mathers LP" released in 2000, with first-week sales of 1.76 million copies.

The fourth place is Link's third album "The Woman I Love" released in March 2010, with first-week sales of 1.74 million copies.

The fifth place is the fourth album "Black \u0026 Blue" released by the Backstreet Boys in 2000, with first-week sales of 1.591 million copies.

The sixth place is Eminem's fourth album "The Eminem Show" released in 2002, with first-week sales of 1.322 million copies.

The seventh place is Britney Spears' second album "Oops! I Did It Again" released in 2000, with first-week sales of 1.32 million copies.

The remaining few include Whitney Houston, who is the first singer in music history to have an album with first-week sales of more than one million copies.

There is also the album "1" released by the Beatles in 2000, "Double Live" by country music king Garth Brooks, and "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" by Limp Biz.

"Feels Like Home" by jazz star Norah Jones, "Confessions" by Usher, "The Massacre" by 50 Cent, and "Tha Carter III" by Lil Wayne.

"This is a very good album, and Link is one of the most powerful music stars of the new generation."

In the recommended article on the homepage of the new issue of Billboard, editor-in-chief Steven Knopp praised Link's album.

He said that this album is the best love album in the European and American music scene in the past decade, and the 18 exquisite songs also make this album full of gold. He also praised Link's great improvement in singing, the songs he performed were emotional, and the album style was more mature than the second album. He believed that he had taken a big step on the road of music.

Seeing these professional evaluations, Link felt a little happy.

On the one hand, his singing skills were recognized by professionals, and his ability to perform songs also made great breakthroughs in constant training, which was worth being happy about.

On the other hand, his semi-original work "the rose" was also considered a good song, which was the most gratifying thing, indicating that he was no longer a sourceless water in music creation.

"The Woman I Love" sold 1.74 million copies in the first week of its release, undoubtedly ranking first on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.

The second is Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0", which sold 153,000 copies in the United States in the fourth week and accumulated sales of 1.02 million copies. He is also the first singer in music history who sold a million records in the first month at the age of 16.

The third is the "Need You Now" by Goddess of the Antebellum, which sold 97,000 copies in the 14th week and accumulated sales of 2.02 million copies. It is also the first record this year to exceed 2 million sales.

The fourth is Wiz Khalifa's "Deal Or No Deal", which sold 89,000 copies in the fifth week and accumulated sales of 718,000 copies in the United States. The chance of breaking the million sales this year is very high.

On the singles chart, "Here With You" is temporarily ranked first on the singles chart.

"Girls Like You", "Everything You Need", "Someone You Loved", "Stay With Me" and "The Woman I Love" are ranked second, fourth, sixth, ninth and tenth respectively.

"Legends Never Die" was pulled off the list by "Here With You" after maintaining the championship for six consecutive weeks, and ranked third on the singles chart this week.

Link also became the first singer in music history to have 7 songs in the top 10 of the singles chart at the same time, almost tying the record of the Beatles in 1964, which had all the top five songs.

This album has 1p100, surpassing the record of 14 songs in the top 100 created by the Beatles in 1964.

Including "Legends Never Die", he has 17 songs in the top 100 in the same period, which also caused a lot of exclamations.

In the past, fans and the media said that the 18 songs in this album were all masterpieces, and one album was worth ten albums. Many people thought that this was over-praising Link.

After the singles chart was announced, 16 songs from this album entered the top 100, which also proved that the previous praise was not exaggerated.

In addition, the songs in the album have also set many new records on the streaming charts, radio on-demand charts, digital music download charts and other charts.

Link doesn't care much about these records. Records are meant to be broken. As more and more people buy digital albums, the distribution companies will pay more attention to marketing when selling records, and it will be easier to break records in the future.

For example, in the album first week sales chart, Adele's album "25" will sell 3.37 million copies in the first week in the future, and there is also the singles chart top 100. Taylor's songs will occupy the top ten in the future.

But it will be difficult to break his record of 17 songs entering the top 100 in the same period, because no one will put 18 songs in an album, and they are all good songs.

In addition, his album is priced at US$29.5 per copy, which is almost twice the price of other singers.

Such a high price and the fact that 1.74 million copies were sold in the first week also triggered heated discussions in the public opinion. All kinds of compliments were attached to him, such as pop king, male god, superman, golden boy, and music overlord.

A minute ago, seeing these exaggerated praises, he would feel very stressed and worried about being flattered.

But just now, his worries were lifted.

Evaka called and told him a good news that she got the video.

Scooter from SB projects also plans to cooperate with link music, and is currently negotiating.

According to Evaka, Link Music can get 25% of SB projects shares and 45% of Justin Bieber's agency contract with the copyright of "Baby", but she wants more.

"Eva, you are amazing. I just asked you to exchange the copyright for the video. Not only did you get the video, but you also got tens of millions of dollars in shares from Scooter. It's amazing, you are amazing."

Link praised generously.

"Don't praise me. I've said it before. I'm the manager of the company. It's my job to make the company grow. Your job is to write songs and sing songs with peace of mind. You don't need to worry about other things. So if you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, just tell me and I'll take care of it."

Ivaka spoke in a calm voice, as if she didn't care, but Link could still hear that she was a little proud.

"Yes, you are indeed a great collaborator. Not only are you outstanding in appearance, but you also have a smart brain. Do you remember what I said to you when we first met? I said you are a thoughtful and intelligent woman. I have a very accurate eye for people."

Link praised.

Ivaka hummed softly on the phone, "Don't flatter me. Guess what I'm doing now?"

"What? Work?"

"Hehe, I'm watching your pornographic video."

Ivaka said with a smile.

Link felt a little embarrassed, "What's the content? Who is the heroine?"

"Don't you know who the heroine is? Have you messed around with so many women in the dressing room that you can't even be sure who it is?"

Ivaka questioned.

"No! Is it Beyoncé?"

"Beyoncé?!!"

There was a clanging sound from the phone, as if Ivaka had knocked something over. After a while, she suppressed her surprise and said, "Beyoncé? When did you get together with Beyoncé? She is a married woman, how dare you mess around with her?"

Link pulled the corner of his mouth, thinking that it was a mistake. The woman in the video was not Beyoncé, and he shouldn't have confessed so early.

He said helplessly, "It was the last Grammy Awards. I was changing clothes after my performance. She took the initiative to walk into the dressing room. I refused her and she said I was racist."

"You are such a bastard. No wonder you were so nervous before. It turns out that you were worried that people would say you were messing around with a married woman, and the wife of your opponent Jay-Z. You are such an incredible bastard."

Evaka scolded him.

Link accepted it helplessly, "Eva, it's my fault. Don't keep me in suspense. Except for Beyonce, I don't remember fooling around in the dressing room."

"Emma Watson, did you forget London last September?"

Evaka snorted.

"Emma Watson? Impossible. When I finished the game, she came in to congratulate me. We just kissed and hugged for a while. Harry Potter, Golden Retriever Ron, and Coach Brooks were also in the locker room at the time. How could I mess around with Emma in front of them?"

"Are you sure? This video is more than 30 minutes long. It must have been filmed by someone hiding in the closet. It doesn't look clear. The first part is similar to your description. Emma Watson jumped into your arms when she saw you and kissed you passionately. Tsk tsk, Emma Watson looked quite innocent, but she turned out to be so coquettish. You kissed her while Kissing and talking, you will then go into the dressing room together and mess around behind the curtain. Although it is not clear, you can see that you are messing around through the shadows. "

"It's fake. I went out for an interview after changing clothes. I was in the dressing room for no more than ten minutes. Look carefully to see if there are any signs of editing."

After a while, Ivaka told him that there were indeed signs of editing after the third minute. It should be that someone found actors to shoot the second half in the dressing room based on the content of the first half and edited it into a complete video. The purpose is probably to cheat money.

"I was nervous for a few days and it turned out to be a fake video. Little Kunas is really a fool. He spent 1 million pounds to buy a fake video and didn't even know he was cheated."

Ivaka smiled.

"I think it's good. It was a close call."

"Hmph! It was a close call this time, but it may not be the case next time. Can you go to a hotel and get a room next time you mess around? Is it exciting in the locker room?"

"I know. There won't be a next time."

"You don't have to promise me anything. I'm not your girlfriend."

Ivaka snorted and hung up the phone.

Link touched his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried for several days, but it turned out to be an own goal. However, the British paparazzi are indeed crazy enough, like rats, they can get in anywhere.