Jake Z outlasting Kanye as a commercial force became clear right around the same time Kanye decided he didn't care about being a commercial force anymore.
His last album opened with 128,000 (with an allegedly huge, remembered, classic single), and with the way Good Kisser is set up
Opening with 128K doesn't look terribly awful now.
He still got a #1 album and the album managed to go Gold. I feel like this new one might do better especially with the promo he has lined for on The Voice.
BOMT 35 million
OIDIA 30 million
Britney 20 Million
ITZ 15 Million
The Chaotic EP 10 million
GH:MP 12 mllion
Blackout 9 million
Circus 9 million
Singles Colelction 5 million
FF 4 million
BJ 3 million but shipped 4 million