Those estimates would yield a respectable debut, particularly given that Swag’s week one numbers likely won’t include any physical sales. Justice, Bieber’s next-most-recent album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart back in 2021 with 154,000 equivalent units, including 30,000 physical sales.

After the singer teased his first album in four years, titled “Swag,” AP journalists proved what fans have made known for years — there is no cure.

In the track “Go Baby,” Justin sings the lyrics about Hailey, “That's my baby, she's iconic, iPhone case, lip gloss on it / And, oh my days, she keeps 'em talkin' / It's comedy, just block it, oh, my...