Kanye West earned his third no.1 with "808s & Heartbreak" amongst a week of tumbling sales figures for Ludacris and Beyonce.
According to Nielsen Soundscan/Billboard, Kanye's album sold 450,000 copies in the U.S., his lowest debut on the chart since "The College Dropout" (2004).
This week's second entry, Ludacris' new album "Theater Of The Mind" debuted at no.5 with 213,000 copies, a surprisingly low debut for the 'Disturbing Tha Peace' star. It is also the first time one of the rapper's albums
debuted anywhere but No. 1 since 2001's "Word of Mouf".
Beyonce, who released "I Am...Sasha Fierce" last month took a nosedive this week, sliding from 1-4 with 257,000 copies sold.
Next week: Sales totals from Britney Spears "Circus" and Akon's "Freedom" will ring in, followed by albums from Brandy and Musiq Soulchild.
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Beyonce is OLD NEWS! She should take a LONG trip. The mess she showing now is foul! Give it a break b. I missed the double minded thought, who the heck are you? If b don't know-I certainly don't CHOW
Keny album is awsome. Beyonce should have tumbled more than that her album is not that good "single ladies" is a good song. I just wish she would be more creative and come up with her own ideas for videosa and choreography, she will never be a "Janet Jackson" Janet is the goddess of music and dance!!
BEYONCE'S ALBUM IS PURE GARBAGE AND I WISH SHE STOP ACTING LIKE A STRIPPER DANCING IN THOSE LEATARDS SHE IS TOO OLD FOR THIS MESS!! SHE ONLY HAVE TWO GOOD SONGS ON THE ALBUM AND THAT IS SINGLE LADIES AND THE STOLEN HIT "IF I WERE A BOY"
wow.
Kanye's album is good, but Ludcris's album is better and more true to hip-hop! Def Jam appears to be promtoing Kanye's CD more than Luda's as well!