album sales

Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 went berserk on the music charts. As predicted, Eminem’s new album made the second-highest debut of 2013, falling short of Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience first week sales. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 debuted at number one on Billboard, selling 792,000 copies in its first week, knocking Drake’s Nothing Was […]

Justin Timberlake is taking back the charts. Justin Timberlake scored his second platinum-selling album in less than a year. The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 debuted at number one on the charts, selling 350,000 copies in its first week, and has now moved over one million units. The sales of Justin’s follow-up album were considered […]

Are you ready for Katy Perry’s body roll? Katy Perry and Juicy J turned up for charity last night. The two unlikely collaborators performed their new single “Dark Horse” for the “We Can Survive: Music For Life” charity concert in L.A. During her set, Katy Perry belted out her inspirational track “Roar,” but when Juicy […]

Back in 2008, when Miley Cyrus was still Hannah Montana, she released an album called Breakout that sold more than 371,000 copies in its first week. So the question coming into the week was if her new album, Bangerz, which features a new sound, would sell more. The results are in, and the answer is no. […]

JT does it again. Justin Timberlake’s follow-up album, The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, tops the music charts at the number one spot. As the only artist to release two full albums within six months, Justin Timberlake will be taking home not one, but two plaques. Unfortunately, Justin’s follow-up album didn’t sell close to […]

This comes as no surprise. Nothing Was The Same, and nothing’s been the same since Toronto rapper Drake dropped his third studio album. The “Too Much” rapper should capture a parliament of owls and start celebrating, because his new album will debut at the top spot on the Billboard 200. According to HITS Daily Double, Drake’s […]

Drake’s third studio album, Nothing Was The Same, has officially hit stores with high expectations on first week sales. The new album is expected to move 675-725,000 units in its first week. Now if these projections are correct, that means Drizzy, who just released visuals for lead single, “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” will surpass both of his previous albums in […]

The Weeknd has a lot of celebrating to do. The Canadian singer’s new album, Kiss Land, debuted at number two on the charts this week, right after country star Keith Urban’s Fuse album. While The Weeknd’s Kiss Land sold 97,985 copies, 2 Chainz’s follow-up album, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time, only moved 60,664 copies. Unlike 2 […]

Nowadays, most rappers don’t even go Gold, let alone platinum. But Jay Z isn’t most rappers. He is the guy in hip-hop. Which means he moves major units. Jay Z’s latest album Magna Carta… Holy Grail was just certified double platinum. The RIAA announced the achievement on their Facebook page: Magna Carta is the eighth Jay […]

Guess that “Control” verse did more than rile up irrelevant rappers. Ten months after its release, Kendrick Lamar’s major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, has officially reached platinum status. Kendrick was presented his platinum plaque shortly after a show last night. The Compton rapper’s album made its way back to Billboard’s Top 40 albums […]

It wasn’t easy, but Kanye West’s polarizing Yeezus album finally earned a gold plaque. It’s been almost eight weeks since Kanye released his sixth studio album, and the 10-track project has moved over 500,000 units. Upon its initial release, Yeezus debuted number one on Billboard with 327,000 copies sold. Since then, Kanye moved another 200,000 […]

Success has never eluded Robin Thicke. The soul R&B singer’s recently released album Blurred Lines is set to debut at number one on Billboard with an estimated total of about 174,275 sales in its first week. From performing one of the coolest renditions of his hit single “Blurred Lines,” with The Roots and Jimmy Fallon, to hitting […]