Rap-Up.com || Jay-Z Holds Strong at No. 1, Kid Cudi & Drake Debut

After crushing Elvis in his blue suede shoes last week, Jay-Z retains the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with The Blueprint 3. This week also features notable debuts from Kid Cudi and Drake.

Jay’s 11th studio album The Blueprint 3 moved 298,000 copies (down 37% from 476,000) in its second week, propelled by high-profile appearances on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and “The Jay Leno Show.”

Whitney Houston held strong and did not crumble as her comeback album I Look to You rose one spot to No. 2 with a healthy 156,000, up 77% from the week before. She can thank her much-publicized appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for the boost. I Look to You has sold 548,000 copies to date.

Not even Kanye West’s VMA tantrum could deter fans from picking up ’Ye’s protégé Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, which lands at No. 4 with 104,000 units.

Buzz so big, he could even repackage and sell a mixtape. Drake’s seven-song EP, So Far Gone, makes its way in at No. 6 with 73,000, setting the bar high for his full-length debut Thank Me Later, due in early 2010.

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12 Comments

Urban Noize
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Cudi and Hov Did Amazing numbers, especially Cudi! the album is great, so i expect that much. drake did some good numbers as well for just a few tracks off a mixtape.

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Music Critic
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 am
Congrats to them, albums are amazing. I disagree, however that Jay-Z “beat” Elvis. That comment is ignorance talking, because Elvis died, when his career has yet to reach to its peak. Sorry, but Jay didn’t “crush” anything, he just has a lot of #1’s. & there’s no surprise his albums still #1, bought me a copy!

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Giselle
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 am
Congrats to Cudi! His promo wasn’t that heavy but he did good his first week. More importantly his album is one of the best albums out there now.

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Moneymaker
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:02 am
Music Critic, the Elvis reference was from Jay’s “Reminder.” Get with it! Jay stays crushing the competition.

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mike
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
That’s good numbers for all of them! Congrats!

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September 23rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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jae
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Move over HOV. Your girl MC is going to take #1 next week. Her album is going to go nuts on the charts.

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malcolm
September 23rd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Jay z could be number 1 next week because he will be on Oprah tomorrow

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hautmess
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
duh, jayz is at the top… he has no other pop stars competing..

#1’s have no more credibility.. and who cares what the average consumer is buying anyways.

yawn

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hautmess
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:53 pm
britney has sold more with her most recent album drop.

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D-Lon
September 24th, 2009 at 1:29 am
suggestion: listen to “Reminder” from bp3…

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VA
September 24th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
elvis wasnt nothing but a thief so Jay been beat that fraud

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