Drake's Thank Me Later Nears Half A Mil In Billboard Debut
Katy Perry, Drake and Eminem dominate the iTunes charts.By Gil Kaufman
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Though he failed to join mentor Lil Wayne in the one milli club in his first week on the charts, there's no shame in Drake's game, as the Canadian rapper's debut studio album,
Thank Me Later will easily hit #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of nearly 447,000.
That total was good enough to earn Drizzy the third-best chart debut of 2010 (behind Lady Antebellum and ...
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MTV.com News — Early estimates show the album had the third-best first week sales of the year.By Gil Kaufman
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Idolator — Despite the fact that his debut LP leaked weeks ahead of its release date, Drake’s Thank Me Later still managed to land at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and become the th... more info
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MTV.com News — 'This documentary accomplishes that for Drake,' the MTV News correspondent says of 'Better Than Good Enough.'By MTV News staff
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MTV.com News — MTV special follows rapper/singer through the release of his debut, Thank Me Later.
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VH1 News — According to early estimates, Drake's Thank Me Later will top the album charts after selling nearly half a million copies in its first week. more info
MTV.com News — Katy Perry, Drake and Eminem dominate the iTunes charts.By Gil Kaufman
Drake
Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images
Though he failed to join mentor Lil Wayne in t... more info
VH1 News — Drake's Thank Me Later sold nearly half a million copies to debut atop the Billboard albums chart, selling more than the rest of the top five albums combined. more info
Crazed Hits — Drake’s debut album “Thank Me Later” has sold more than 446,000 copies in its first week, making it the third highest debut of the year behind Lady Antebellum’s... more info