We guess the third times a charm so to speak, as Wale has finally debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his new album “The Gifted.” Wale’s The Gifted moved over 158,000 units in its first week; down from his 2011 album “Ambition” that sold over 164,000 and peaked at No. 2 below Justin Bieber’s “Under The Mistletoe” which sold 210,000.
Highlighted by hit-singles “Bad,” “LoveHate Thing” and the soon to be strip club anthem “Clappers” with Nicki Minaj & Juicy J; we’re glad Wale’s finally has finally achieved number one honors on the biggest stage.
In an interesting note, Kanye West and J. Cole’s second week album sales have arrived; with “Yeezus” seeing an 80% decrease in sales moving 65,000 (previously 327,000). J. Cole, who debuted at no. 2 last week for “Born Sinner” selling 297,000; managed to maintain his position outselling Kanye this week with 84,000 (down 72%).
OS REWIND: Wale On NBC NiteCap with Peter Bailey
OS REWIND: Wale – The Gifted [Documentary]
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