charts discussion ​ Kanye West has surpassed 15 million pure album sales in the US. ​

[Rev8]

1 hour ago, Yuanyu said:

Bone Thugh N Harmony

Wait, they did too?!
 

 

 

also, wonder how much Biggie has sold..

[Yuanyu]

6 minutes ago, Rev8 said:

Wait, they did too?!
 

 

 

also, wonder how much Biggie has sold..

Biggie had 13.4m in Feb 2018 and Bone Thugs N Harmony 16.9m in 2012

[UnusualBoy]

Ngl, I was expecting more since he debuted when sales were healthier, decent sales tho.

[Bey_Rihstan]

52 minutes ago, UseYourIllusion2002 said:

The year end charts for his first three albums were #12, #21, #12 and MBDTF was #11. His only album to reach the BB YE top 10 is 808. But I never thought he was a flop I just could’ve sworn this first three albums alone surpassed 15M a while back. 

Oh I see. the mid to late 2000’s Album sales weren’t AS healthy as you guys remember, I think. ESPECIALLY as a hip hop act. He really wasn’t lagging behind his peers too much. 
{2004}

1. Usher — Confessions: 7,979,000 2. Norah Jones — Feels Like Home: 3,843,000 3. Eminem — Encore: 3,517,000 4. Kenny Chesney — When the Sun Goes Down: 3,072,000 5. Gretchen Wilson — Here for the Party: 2,931,000 6. Tim McGraw — Live Like You Were Dying: 2,787,000 7. Maroon 5 — Songs About Jane: 2,708,000 8. Evanescene — Fallen: 2,614,000 9. Ashlee Simpson — Autobiography: 2,577,000 10. Various Artists — NOW 16: 2,560,000 11. Josh Groban — Closer: 2,538,000 12. Kanye West — The College Dropout: 2,458,000   {2005} 1. Mariah Carey — The Emancipation of Mimi: 4,969,000 2. 50 Cent — The Massacre: 4,853,000 3. Kelly Clarkson — Breakaway: 3,496,000 4. Green Day — American Idiot: 3,360,000 5. The Black Eyed Peas — Monkey Business: 3,037,000 6. Coldplay — X&Y: 2,615,000 7. Rascall Flatts — Feels Like Today: 2,511,000 8. Gwen Stefani — Love Angel Music Baby: 2,505,000 9. Kanye West — Late Registration: 2,414,000   {2007} 1. Josh Groban — Noel: 3,699,000 2. Soundtrack — High School Musical 2: 2,957,000 3. Eagles — Long Road Out of Eden: 2,608,000 4. Alicia Keys — As I Am: 2,543,000 5. Daughtry — Daughtry: 2,497,000 6. Soundtrack — Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus: 2,487,000 7. Linkin Park — Minutes to Midnight: 2,099,000 8. Fergie — The Dutchess: 2,064,000 9. Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift: 1,951,000 10. Kanye West — Graduation: 1,892,000   & 808’s sold 1M in a month

 

[Jennifer]

42 minutes ago, Green said:

 

He has updated his albums recently based on SPS

 

WATCH THE THRONE  5x Platinum

GRADUATION  5x Platinum

LATE REGISTRATION  4x Platinum

COLLEGE DROP OUT  4x Platinum

MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY  3x Platinum

808S & HEARTBREAK  3x Platinum

YEEZUS  2x Platinum

THE LIFE OF PABLO  2x Platinum

YE   Platinum

DONDA  Platinum

JESUS IS KING  Gold

 

 

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=kanye+west&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=Album&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section

 

This is amazing for a rap artist. The consistency is only matched by Eminem (and very likely Drake in the future). 

[RihFenty20]

HUGE, Rap Legend 

[Badgalbriel]

2 hours ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

West’s pure album sales are great.

Nah. For someone who made Taylor Swift famous, I expected him to have outsold Fearless when we combine all of his albums together 

 

[bad guy]

35 minutes ago, Badgalbriel said:

Nah. For someone who made Taylor Swift famous, I expected him to have outsold Fearless when we combine all of his albums together 

 

You're comparing a rapper to a white country singer? 

[VioletsandRoses]

Not 1989 and Fearless outselling his albums combined 

[abrahamjmr]

3 hours ago, bad guy said:

You're comparing a rapper to a white country singer? 

I stopped caring about Kanye many years ago, but the level of ignorance they're showing here.

[PrudenceHCharmed]

7 hours ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

 

 

West’s pure album sales are great.

 

He may not have had the biggest commercial peak in the U.S, however his albums displayed good longevity which is also why he’s still relevant and significant - 18 years into his mainstream career. 
 

There are other Hip-Hop artists who have had albums sell more than West’s biggest, but their commercial power died over a decade ago and they since haven’t recovered ie. Nelly, 50 Cent, Ludacris, OutKast (although their last true album was almost 20 years ago) etc.

 

Only Eminem is above him for post-00’s rap acts in terms of pure sales (excl. SPS).

 

 

It really is surprising tbh. Beyoncé sold around 18M pure sales and she only had six albums compared to Kanye's 10; and they debuted around the same time.

 

Normally, hip hop artists are great album seller in the US, no?

[Steve Johnson]

15 million is super great but with all those fake dramas/ meltdowns he does every era to propel his sales, I expected more. 

 

[Steve Johnson]

4 hours ago, VioletsandRoses said:

Not 1989 and Fearless outselling his albums combined 

[Badgalbriel]

9 hours ago, bad guy said:

You're comparing a rapper to a white country singer? 

He made that ***** famous, girl. I'm not comparing 

 

[mikeyace16]

This is TRAGIC

[Armani?]

On 6/15/2022 at 5:11 PM, Hot Volcano said:

Outkast are hip hop artists?

They mix Hip Hop & R&B

 

Both of their hits So Fresh, So Clean & Ms Jackson have rap verses.

 

[McNulty]

Not people here expecting a black rapper to have the same sales as a blonde white country singer in a white dominate country

[BnPac]

It's weird how Atrl just don't understand that the market and the reach is limited for Hip Hop and RnB artists. I don't know what seems so hard to grasp. 

No rapper after him did so well. No RnB singer also probably or very few. 

 

OT : Congrats.

[Steve Johnson]

On 6/16/2022 at 3:08 PM, Badgalbriel said:

He made that ***** famous, girl. I'm not comparing 

 

[Yuanyu]

5 hours ago, McNulty said:

Not people here expecting a black rapper to have the same sales as a blonde white country singer in a white dominate country

 

 

5 hours ago, BnPac said:

It's weird how Atrl just don't understand that the market and the reach is limited for Hip Hop and RnB artists. I don't know what seems so hard to grasp. 

No rapper after him did so well. No RnB singer also probably or very few. 

 

OT : Congrats.

The way you are trying to make this about race is pitiful. 

[McNulty]

22 minutes ago, Yuanyu said:

 

 

The way you are trying to make this about race is pitiful. 

The way you keep turning a blind eye to what's obvious is pitiful

[Yuanyu]

10 minutes ago, McNulty said:

The way you keep turning a blind eye to what's obvious is pitiful

Really?

Bb artists of the decade

80 MJ

90 Mariah Carey 

00 Eminem

10 Drake 

[BnPac]

1 hour ago, Yuanyu said:

 

 

The way you are trying to make this about race is pitiful. 

Where is race in my comment? You're the pitiful one. 

[BnPac]

1 hour ago, Yuanyu said:

Really?

Bb artists of the decade

80 MJ

90 Mariah Carey 

00 Eminem

10 Drake 

MJ is the King of Pop. He went pop with Off The Wall. He is the quintessence of a pop artist. 

Mariah Carey, although RnB, started as a HAC/AC/pop artist, just like Whitney, yes, they have rnb albums but their reach is much broader because of pop and AC. 

I think we already have a convo about Em so I won't waste my time. 

And please do tell how many pure copies has Drake sold? 

And please do also answer how many RnB or Hip hop artists have sold more than Ye since he went solo? 

 

Edited June 17, 2022 by BnPac

[Yuanyu]

50 minutes ago, BnPac said:

MJ is the King of Pop. He went pop with Off The Wall. He is the quintessence of a pop artist. 

Mariah Carey, although RnB, started as a HAC/AC/pop artist, just like Whitney, yes, they have rnb albums but their reach is much broader because of pop and AC. 

I think we already have a convo about Em so I won't waste my time. 

And please do tell how many pure copies has Drake sold? 

And please do also answer how many RnB or Hip hop artists have sold more than Ye since he went solo? 

 

More than ye? If we talk about equivalent album units Drake, if we talk about pure sales we have 50 cent who debuted 1 year before ye and crossed 17m in 2014.

As far as i know since ye debuted only 2 artists has crossed 15m pure album sales, Taylor and Adele