After already going platinum with the new RIAA rules for his album Magna Carta Holy Grail on 1 million Samsung phones, Jay is about to kill it even more. The project officially hit stores yesterday, and industry forecasts predict it will move around 450-500k units this week! That’s a gold plaque in itself! We’ll know the official numbers a week from today.
Whoa, This Could Be HUGE For J. Cole!
J. Cole’s sophomore album Born Sinner debuted at number 2 on the Billboard charts its first week out, and held the position in its second week as well, moving in front of the album that had bested him the week before, Yeezus. Week 3 may be his best yet, however, as Billboard reports that Born Sinner may be shifting to number 1! It’s looking to move around 60k copies, but we’ll know for sure on Wednesday. That’ll be dope!
Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 6/30/13 … Wale Debuts At #1 & J. Cole Beats Out Kanye!
Yet another amazing week for hip-hop on the Billboard charts this week! Wale topped the charts with his new album The Gifted, moving 158k copies in its first week out. Following right behind him are J. Cole and Kanye West, moving 84k and 65k respectively. Get the full top 10 below.
Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 6/23/13 … Kanye West, J. Cole & Mac Miller Debut At 1, 2 & 3!
It was an AMAZING week for hip-hop this past week! Kanye West, J. Cole and Mac Miller all dropped albums on the same day, and they all did amazing in sales! The big talk was Yeezy vs. Cole, with Ye prevailing by just a few thousand, but Mac Miller definitely held his own as well! Congrats to all! Kelly Rowland also had an album debut on the charts, coming in just behind the guys at number 4. Get the full top 10 list below.
