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Originally posted by AyuM
600,000 was referring to overall sales. Impressive, yet not phenomenal. I think this album will end up Platinum due to lack of radio support with 1,400,000 - 1,600,000 total sales.
That said, the album is phenomenal quality-wise, but the radio seems to have gotten over Kanye, which is a shame.
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Umm? It would be the second highest rap album first week this year, behind only Eminem who always sells crazy amounts, with a single that went straight too number 1. This is Ye coming off Media scrutiny and dropping 2 very non-mainstream singles. And I don't think the 'radio is over him' at all, both of his singles, and again which were very non-mainstream, debuted very well on the charts, they just weren't made for radio. Once he drops All Of The Lights it's game over. This album doesn't really have any radio friendly songs...
Plus, an album hasn't been this raved about since OK Computer...Lol Kanye is straight killing it, I'm sure the longevity will be great as well...
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