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The Charts: Jay-Z Lands 11th No. 1 With The Blueprint 3
By BallerStatus News Staff ♦ Published 09/17/2009

2009-08-20 - Blueprint 3 cover Jay-ZThis week's Billboard 200 is all Jay-Z, as the rapper returns with The Blueprint 3, which helps him pass a mark held by Elvis Presley.

The new album shifted 476,000 copies in its first week, easily giving Jay the chart's top slot, and earning him his 11th no. 1 album.

The achievement pushes him ahead of Elvis Presley as the solo act with the most no. 1 albums in the more-than 50-year history of the Billboard 200. Now, Jay has second-most no. 1s, among all acts, except the Beatles, who hold the record with 19.

Later down the positions, at no. 30, Jay-Z held another spot, as his Blueprint Collector's Edition sold 14,000 copies.

Last week's chart-topper, Whitney Houston's I Look To You, fell to no. 3 this week, selling 88,000 copies; while Raekwon's highly anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 opened at no. 4 with 68,000 copies sold.

A couple spots down, Trey Songz's Ready descended three spots to no. 6 with 45,000 unit scanned, while the Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. climbed four slots to no. 7 with 44,000.

That pretty much wraps things up this week.

According to Billboard.com, overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Sept. 13) totaled 6.70 million units, up 7% compared to the sum last week (6.29 million) and down 2% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (6.84 million).

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  • dookie

    who cares how much it sold? the album still sucks

  • LoveyBeau

    @dookie...you're name says it all and you are full of it! the album is a classic. Great hit for those who are fans and aren't fans. Sit down loser!

  • devon

    Damn Jimmy & Game not bad for a 40 year old,almost 500,000 in 1 week combined you 2 can't push 300,000 well Game would probably do 299,900 & Jimmy the rest & for the record dookie the album is some of his best work,I hope you are a teenager with a name like dookie & not a 30 something year old DipSet fan faking as a blood.

  • Elina

    JAY KNOWS THE BEST WAY TO QUIET THE HATERS!!!!!!!! THE ROC IS IN THE BUILDING!!

  • http://Yahoo.com N.E.R.D

    hOP Of his diqk he has went #1 11 times sit baqk and suqk a diqk cuz if no one liked him he wouldnt sell like this

  • http://www.ship.edu king v

    I've been listening to Jay my entire life and I have all of his albums and BP3 is definitely up there with one of his bests.

  • DjRaCutta

    Fkn haters BK

  • http://www.sneakerkingsonline.com DIZIASCO

    The Album is amazing. He is telling the same struggle from the highest point.
    He is at the top and he can still recall stories of how it was before getting there. Check out "So ambitious" with Pharell!!!! Crazzzy!!

  • j-bender

    the BP3 is a solid album and up to date with a new twist on music maybe jay's fourth best album with reasonable doubt,BP1 and the Black Album ahead of it but not better than American Gangster lyrically

  • lethal

    that raekwon sick too

  • neworleans

    Its a great album but I wouldn't call it a classic.

  • Helium

    We All ready know HOV is The Best lets get it Hova!

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