 On September 4 , 2013 , Billboard reported that Yours Truly would most likely sell between 110 @,@ 000 and 120 @,@ 000 copies in its first week in the United States by the end of September 11 , 2013 . After Yours Truly was released , the album went to number one on the iTunes Store charts in over 30 countries , including the United States , where it reached number 1 in 19 minutes . Yours Truly officially debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart , with 138 @,@ 000 copies sold in its first week , becoming Grande 's first number @-@ one album as a solo artist . This made Grande the fifteenth female artist ever and the first female artist to have their first album debut atop of the charts since January 2010 , when Kesha 's Animal opened at number one . Grande 's sales were especially strong digitally , as 108 @,@ 000 of her first @-@ week sales were from digital downloads , while the album sold 30 @,@ 000 copies through physical sales . In its second week , the album dropped eight places to number 9 selling 31 @,@ 000 more copies , bringing its total sales in the United States to 169 @,@ 000 . As of March 2016 , the album has sold 572 @,@ 000 copies in the United States . 
