It was expected to be a hard-fought battle one comprised of scrapping, clawing and crazed tween girls!<br />Ultimately, Justin Bieber handily outperformed British boy band One Direction for the number one spot on the Billboard 200.<br />Both Justin Bieber and One Direction touted impressive, robust numbers, but the discrepancy between the two is shocking.<br />Let's break down the numbers, shall we?<br />Justin Bieber's Purpose ended up impacting to the tune of 649,000 units, hence making Purpose the highest debuting album of 2015.<br />Even considering that 80% of that total make up pure sales, that's still a beastly 522,00 copies!<br />Anybody topping that number other than Taylor Swift of the forthcoming Adele juggernaut that is 25 would be arduous and even One Direction couldn't do it.
