Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack sells nearly 15,000 copies in its first week
The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack launched in Japan on May 23. Through May 27, it managed to sell 14,953 copies. It was the ninth best-selling album during the week of May 21.
Note that sales only include the standard version of the soundtrack. Sales of the Complete Edition are not included, which only had 2,000 units produced (and also sold out).
The debut of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack stacks up favorably to other titles. For reference, below are sales of previous releases at launch:
Splatoon soundtrack – roughly 43,000 units
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack – 23,328 units
Splatoon 2 – roughly 18,000 units