Tue 16 Jul 2013
Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta… Holy Grail’ Debuts at No. 1 on Albums Chart
Posted by Andy B. under Albums[9] Comments
Despite being made available for free to Samsung users a few days early, Jay-Z’s Magna Carta… Holy Grail has put in an impressive commercial performance. Hov’s 12th solo LP has topped the Billboard 200 albums chart with 528,208 first-week copies sold, according to Hits Daily Double. That’s excluding the 1 million units Samsung pre-purchased, which earned MCHG instant platinum status.
Also released last week, Ciara’s self-titled album debuted at No. 2 on the chart with first-week sales of 57,515. J. Cole continues to outperform Kanye West; Born Sinner moves to No. 3 with an additional 38,718 copies sold, while Yeezus slipped to sixth place having sold 28,701 this week. After topping the chart a fortnight ago, Wale’s The Gifted dropped to No. 7.
UPDATE: Billboard confirms the final number for MCHG is 527,000 copies sold.
Previously:
J. Cole’s ‘Born Sinner’ Hits #1 on Album Charts
Wale Scores First No. 1 Album with ‘The Gifted’
First-Week Sales for Kanye West, J. Cole and Mac Miller
July 16th, 2013 at 4:47 pm
The gifted 7th You guys need to support wale abit more. Wale will come back stronger with the next album
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Roodybgood Reply:
July 16th, 2013 at 9:07 pm
Wale album isn’t that great. Ambition is a much better album. Sorry
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ESCOBARNYC Reply:
July 17th, 2013 at 10:30 am
I don’t understand how people like Wale. His voice is wack. His flow is wack. His lyrics are wack. Someone tell me why that cornball gets love.
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Kipp Reply:
July 17th, 2013 at 11:33 am
Roodybgood you are not wrong with that statement about Ambition being a better product.
ESCOBARNYC have you even gave Wale a chance it sound like you hate just to hate
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July 16th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
so how many more does he need to catch up to the BEATLES??
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Andy B. Reply:
July 16th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
6 — The Beatles have 19 number one albums. Not sure Jay even has 6 albums left in him tbh.
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sean Reply:
July 16th, 2013 at 6:56 pm
yeah his not getting that
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The Organized Grind Reply:
July 17th, 2013 at 10:06 am
He has the most of any solo artist ever though already… so that’s really all that matters.
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July 17th, 2013 at 7:58 am
Jay-Z is ass.
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