Kanye Snags No. 1 Spot with 808s & Heartbreak, Ludacris Bows at No. 5
Wednesday December 3, 2008
Not even an underwhelming album like 808s & Heartbreak could deter Kanye West from returning to the top of the chart. Kanye earned his 3rd straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as 808s & Heartbreak entered the chart at numero uno ahead of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy and Ludacris' Theater of the Mind. Even though 808s & Heartbreak moved an impressive 450,000 copies in the U.S., it's Kanye's lowest debut sales figure since his first LP, "The College Dropout," which clocked it in at No.1 with 441,000 in 2004. Ye's last album, Graduation, debuted at No. 1 with 957,000 last year, while sophomore set Late Registration clocked in with 860,000 at No. 1 in 2005. Meanwhile, Theater of the Mind snapped Luda's 7-year No.1 streak after debuting at No. 5 with 214,000 units.
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