Who sold 1 million albums in the first week?

"The Marshall Mathers LP" by Eminem
"The Marshall Mathers LP," Eminem's third album, sold 1,760,000 copies in the first week after its release.
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Who sold the most albums in first week?

25 by Adele is the fastest-selling album of all time in the US with 3,378,000 copies sold in its first seven days.
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Who was the last artist to sell 1 million copies first week?

The last album to move one million copies in one week was Swift's Reputation, which sold 1.238 million in 2017.
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Who sold the most rap albums first week?

2Pac – All Eyez on Me.
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How much did Drake sell first week?

In its first week out, Drake's album opened at No. 1 on Billboard's chart with the equivalent of 613,000 sales in the United States, according to MRC Data.
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The Best Selling HipHop Album Each Year! [1993-2020] First Week Sales!



What rappers went platinum in a week?

Three Eminem's albums occupy top slots on the list of the highest first week sales in hip hop. “The Marshall Mathers LP”, “Encore” and “The Eminem Show” all went eligible for Platinum within a week in the US.
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What is the fastest selling debut album of all time?

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The Arctic Monkeys have smashed the record for the fastest selling debut album of all time. The Sheffield band's Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not was released on 23 January and has sold more than 360,000 copies.
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What is the fastest album to go diamond?

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Is the Fastest-Selling Diamond Record of All Time.
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Has anyone sold 1million first week?

Nielsen Music started tracking point-of-sales data for US music releases in 1991. In the 30 years since, only 21 albums have sold at least 1 million copies in one week.
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What is the #1 album of all time?

In 2018, The Eagles' greatest hits album, released in 1976, surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" to take the top spot on the Record Industry Association of America's (RIAA) list of the top selling albums of all time in the US.
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Who went platinum in 2021?

Olivia Rodrigo and Morgan Wallen topped the RIAA's 2021 gold and platinum awards, the organization announced on Wednesday, with both artists' latest albums attaining double-platinum status and Rodrigo's blockbuster “Drivers License” single being certified four-times platinum.
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Has Jay Z ever went diamond?

So far, only seven hip hop records have reached the Diamond status that signifies 10 million certified album units sold in the US. Such artists as Jay Z, Kanye West, Drake, and Dr. Dre, while having many other accolades imaginable, are yet to reach this milestone in their careers.
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What was the first platinum album?

The Eagles' "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" (Elektra) becomes the RIAA's first Platinum Album, while nearly 50 more albums achieve the prestigious status that year.
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Who sold most albums ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales.
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What is a diamond record?

Diamond awards, honoring those artists whose sales of singles or albums reached 10,000,000 copies, were introduced in 1999.
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Who has the best first album?

Readers' Poll: The Ten Greatest Debut Albums
  • Boston, 'Boston'
  • Van Halen, 'Van Halen' ...
  • The Doors, 'The Doors' ...
  • The Strokes, 'Is This It' ...
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 'Are You Experienced' ...
  • Nirvana, 'Bleach' ...
  • The Killers, 'Hot Fuss' ...
  • The Beatles, 'Please Please Me' Photo : Courtesy Parlophone Records. ...
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What is the biggest selling album in the world?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album.
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Who had the best debut album?

Here are 35 of the greatest debut albums of all time:
  • 6) NWA – Straight Outta Compton (1988) ...
  • 5) The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) ...
  • 4) Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? ( ...
  • 3) Patti Smith – Horses (1975) ...
  • 2) Illmatic – Nas (1994) ...
  • 1) Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures (1979)
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What was the first rap album to sell 1 million copies?

When Raising Hell dropped on May 27, 1986, it was a groundbreaking moment for hip hop culture. The album quickly sold over a million copies within a few months, becoming the first rap album to achieve platinum status.
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Who sold the most rap albums?

Eminem is the best-selling rapper in history. With over 200 million records sold, he is also the 6th best-selling solo music artist of all time. Growing up in Detroit, Marshall Mathers aka Eminem started his rap career at the age of 16.
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Did Michael Jackson go diamond?

The latest to join the club is, somewhat surprisingly, Michael Jackson, whose album Bad has just earned its diamond certification after just under 3o years.
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Has Drake went diamond?

"God's Plan" by Drake

"God's Plan" was certified diamond on September 25, 2019.
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Does Drake have any Diamond albums?

Drake doesn't yet have a Diamond album (an album that's sold 10 million or more copies), but his single “God's Plan” did reach the prestigious mark.
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