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Originally posted by Crescendolls.
None of the rappers that you listed are as big as him and none of them receives as much radio support (I can't think of anyone this decade who actually does). I know damn well that rap albums usually drop faster but I would have expected him to do way better than this past his first week. He's the biggest hitmaker out of any current rapper
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Yes, none of them are as big and receive as much radio support... which is why none of them did 850K. Rap's first week sales tell it all.
Nothing Was the Same
Week 1: 657,922
Week 2: 147,812
Week 3: 82,843
Take Care
Week 1: 630,571
Week 2: 172,765
Week 3: 90,175
Take Care was released November and received Black Friday & Christmas Q4 boosts throughout it's first weeks. Nothing Was the Same was also released October, and had it's following weeks supported by Q4. And this was in 2011 & 2013 when the sales climate was quite better.
Given how they did in drops during the end of the year, in a better sales climate, also with strong hits, and then given how every other Rap albums have done in drops during 2016 there's really nothing shocking. It's similar with his past drops, and similar with other Rap drops this year.
The album will end up selling nice overall for a Rap album like Take Care & Nothing Was, in addition to having nice first week sales. I don't really get what's to drag.