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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (July 25-August 1, 2012)
Member Since: 1/8/2011
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It'd be nice if Nas held the #1 for a second week.
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Gonna be another good week. Two great albums battle it out so either way I'll be happy 
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Member Since: 6/6/2011
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1. Nas, “Life Is Good” (149,000) [DEBUT]
2. Zac Brown Band, "Uncaged" (78,000) [312,000]
3. Kidz Bop Kids, "Kids Bop 22" (64,000) [DEBUT]
4. Frank Ocean, "Channel Orange" (54,000) [185,000]
5. Justin Bieber, "Believe" (45,000) [650,000]
6. Phil Collins, "Hits" (40,000) [???]
7. One Direction, "Up All Night" (36,000) [1,007,000]
8. Hans Zimmer, "Dark Knight Rises" (33,000) [DEBUT]
9. ADELE, "21" (33,000) [9,601,000]
10. Maroon 5, "Overexposed" (29,000) [364,000]
11. Bruno Mars, "Doo Wops & Hooligans" (27,000) [1,706,000]
13. Chris Brown, "Fortune" (27,000) [206,000]
17. Usher, "Looking 4 Myself" (23,000) [286,000]
26. Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away" (13,000) [644,000]
27. Demi Lovato, "Unbroken" (13,000) [351,000]
31. R. Kelly, "Write Me Back" (11,000) [117,000]
32. Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (10,000) [589,000]
57. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger" (7,000) [870,000]
185. Adam Lambert, "Trespassing" (3,000) [144,000]
Added some albums 
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Member Since: 7/3/2011
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4. Frank Ocean, "Channel Orange" (54,000) [185,000]
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Shouldn't the digital amount of Frank's early release be added to it's total now?
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Member Since: 6/1/2010
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Originally posted by DejaVu
Shouldn't the digital amount of Frank's early release be added to it's total now?
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It sold over 130k first week. It is counted.
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Member Since: 7/3/2011
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
It sold over 130k first week. It is counted.
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OooO. Thought it sold 130k plus the early release numbers. Gotcha.
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Member Since: 3/18/2011
Posts: 2,565
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wow at Demi i thought her album would be at least gold. Both of her singles are hits.
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Member Since: 5/4/2012
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An MTV News Article...
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/169...gods-son.jhtml
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Nas' Life Is Good: Why Didn't It Sell More?
Sure, Nas has the #1 album in the country, but should Life is Good have sold more than 149,000 copies? This MTV News writer thinks so.
Nas is #1, it's a spot that the Queensbridge MC should long be used to by now.
Not only is God's Son seeded in rap's ongoing greatest of all time debate, he has proven himself a constant commercial draw over the course of his 20-year career, with millions of records sold, as well as five #1 LPs. His latest Life is Goodnabbed Billboard's top spot with 149,000 copies sold in its debut week. It's a respectable number, but even with declining album sales, shouldn't more fans have shown up in support of the rap king?
What an amazing story it would have been if for his 10th album Nas would've raise a gold or platinum plaque on his debut week, proving that no matter the era, good music trumps everything. Esco set the critical bar high with his classic 1994 debut Illmatic, hurdled over the sophomore slump with It Was Written and rose triumphant on 2001's Stillmatic. Most hip-hop artists would be lucky to have just one classic LP in their discography. With Life is Good, Nas arguably has four.
Nas Comes Back Strong With 'Life Is Good'
Hip-hop purists have long-bucked commercialism, waving an imaginary "Keep it Real" flag, championing lyrics and hard-nosed beats while denouncing formulaic radio singles. On Life is Good, Nas put a premium on his words, chose choice instrumentals and widely ignored the basic radio formula. In fact, "Bye Baby," the album's closing track where Nasir raps about his divorce from his ex-wife Kelis, is no club banger, as it plays on for almost a full minute before the drums kick in. "Daughters," a track Nas dedicates to his teenage girl Destiny Jones, carries that type of messaging that was heralded in rap's golden era, and "The Don" sounds straight out of the beloved 1990s.
One fan on Twitter argued that the promotional budget surrounding Life is Good was weak. Now I haven't seen what Def Jam budgeted to promote this album, but I can't imagine what more the label could have done. First off, having a name synonymous with quality music is more valuable than any amount of marketing dollars a label can spend. Secondly, Nas was plenty visible. He appeared on the covers of XXL and Complex leading up to this release, starred in his own episode of VH1's critically acclaimed series "Behind the Music," performed on ESPN's ESPY Awards, made the late-night rounds ("Letterman" and FKimmel"), walked onto BET's "106 & Park" and sat with Sway Calloway on our very own "RapFix Live."That's a ton of press for the usually reserved rap star.
Nas Talks About Making Magic With Amy Winehouse In The Studio
Another fan on Twitter agreed that there was adequate awareness surrounding Nas' latest, but argued that in this dwindling economy the rapper's main demographic couldn't afford to spend the money for a CD (or digital download). It's a rebuttal worth exploring, but Nas, Drake and Lil Wayne for the most part have a similar demographic and the Young Money boys both neared one million albums sold in their respective first weeks in 2011. Weezy and Drake both have a tremendous hold on radio, but neither has the longevity of Nas.
The bright side is this: Nas doesn't hinge his art on the amount of records he sells, but it just would've been nice to see him get his just due this time out.
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Member Since: 9/10/2011
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Originally posted by K@rm@
wow at Demi i thought her album would be at least gold. Both of her singles are hits.
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Her label waited too long to release a second single. They took like 7 months 
After the album was launched they gave her no promotion plus the first single was already dead, they just let the album die...
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Member Since: 11/7/2011
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TTT numbers!!!! 
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Member Since: 11/18/2011
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aaa,,,bdhsd! Adam holding on for dear LIFE 
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Member Since: 6/8/2008
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Could Adam have one of the lowest selling #1 albums of all time?
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Member Since: 12/15/2011
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11. Bruno Mars, "Doo Wops & Hooligans" (27,000) [1,706,000]
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Member Since: 10/2/2011
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How much has Wild Ones sold so far? 
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Member Since: 11/5/2011
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How much has Wild Ones sold so far? |
it crossed the 3m mark a couple of weeks ago
EDIT: oh, the album? 
not sure.
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Member Since: 1/11/2012
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Flo Rida jumped to #1 on Canada's Billboard 200 and blocked Nas (who debuted @ #2) 
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
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Usher, "Looking 4 Myself" (23,000) [286,000]
32. Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (10,000) [589,000]
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Usher should be able to go Gold soon. I hope Looking 4 Myself sells at least 400,00 copies by the end of the year. 
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Originally posted by GoodMusicLover
Flo Rida jumped to #1 on Canada's Billboard 200 and blocked Nas (who debuted @ #2) |
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Member Since: 10/4/2009
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Originally posted by GoodMusicLover
Flo Rida jumped to #1 on Canada's Billboard 200 and blocked Nas (who debuted @ #2) |
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Originally posted by Honey
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nooo 
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