Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail Tops Charts
July 17, 2013 @ 9:21 AM EDT
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Numbers don’t lie—or do they? Despite Billboard not counting Jay-Z’s million seller, the tangible edition of Magna Carta Holy Grail has sold approximately 528,208 copies. If the number holds up, this will mark Hov’s 13th number one album. Watch out Paul, John, George, and Ringo; he’s on your ass. Pause. Final tally tomorrow.
UPDATE: 527,000 copies sold. Oh, what a feeling!
Let him be great
“Despite Billboard not counting Jay-Z’s million seller” no shit .nothing more than an average album .congrats tho.
wrap raidar always getting involved in politics
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anyways. good album, very good album.
Went gold in one week. Will be platinum in a few months.
Thank God for Billboard.
Weezy still holds the milli crown.
I personally thought(I’m entitled to my opinion) the gifted was better than born sinner,yeezus, and mchg.
Gee I hope I don’t get bashed for having an opinion
sold way more than i thought! The corporations win. commercials sell albums duh
THIS SITE IS HILARIOUS
GOLD FIRST WEEK … JAY-Z WON LOL AINT NO ONE SOLD THIS MUCH KANYE OR JCOLE NO ONE
@realtalkbru
Nothing Was The Same.
September 17th
#JustKnow
Nice
O block said “the gifted was better than born sinner,yeezus, and mchg.”
lmao stupidest statement I’ve seen on this site in weeks.
must be maybach O that left this.
Yea this is a glorified Novelty hiphop POP album!
DEF has its dopeness in it but overall the content and “deepness” considering its named after worldly documents, its very topical and surface scratching.
Its super PRETENTIOUS and when compared to even other 2013 releases from artists whove been out as long as Jayz this shit is mediocre, well promoted and hyped marketing shit.
gave away a million copies still sold 528,000 ………….. but he always sells around these numbers every album first week ………. congratz again hovi …….and dope album ……..
Congrats to Jay. Magna Carta was a great album.
Went gold in one week. Will be platinum in a few months.
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technically, its already certified platinum.
Who the hell is surprised?
And next week he’s gonna do 200-300k
And what’s funny everyone said made that deal with Samsung because he was afraid the album was gonna flop..
@B.Dot what do u think about the album?
The Gifted is better than MCHG. Nothing particularly strange about such a statement.
Personally thought the album was extremely disappointing. Filled with tedious financial boasts (which lacked the razor sharp flow, wit & wordplay of Jay in his prime), well worn subject matter & production which was largely serviceable, but not outstanding (with a few exceptions).
The title also gives the album an undeserved sense of worldly importance & relates VERY LITTLE to the songs on offer.
I’m also not surprised that my views are in line with the views of professional critics (who have panned the project).
troof ….
hmmm we will see about that if drake can beat hov…
good for HIP HOP
get em hov!
#hungergames
Even if he were to pass the Beatles, he would never be as big and influential as they were. EVER!
Numbers don’t lie, but they sure as hell could be misinterprete…
The Cd was ok. The production/ beats is what held the whole album together. Other then that, same flow, same song and dance.. 3/5
@ THE BRAIN TRUST ……. is that your opinion or u tryin to put your comment above everything else ……… because every jay post I come across … u keep typin the same comment .over and over …wats up with that ……………
Jay-Z and Kanye had some cute numbers. Wait till Eminem drops!
The gifted blows, it’s okay to say it.
Zimmerman for president!!!!!
tour gonna be STOOPID.
went gold without one radio single. and announced the album like 2 weeks before it dropped.
hov’s popularity is still inching upwards. i support it.
White media hated this album but loved Yeezus, I liked them both.
Oh well, since number don’t lie I guess Hov wins again…check the scoreboard.
^Wtf @yoddle Foh yo! Must be smoking rocks. Hov album was gd not great. I wasnt disappointed cuz my expectations werent high. The black album n american gangster were the last ones i enjoyed. I miss the witty word play n deeper subject matter. Album wasnt trash or wack just 2much expensive taste talk n simply flow hov the hardcore fans not use 2.
It’s very good album. Music taste is individual, my fave tracks are Heaven, F.U.T.W., Jay Z Blue, FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt. Jay-Z takin’ Hip Hop to the whole another level!
Yea a level of disgrace. He is not hungry anymore. which he does not need to be in his eyes. He is rich as hell. He needs to retire. Zimmerman For President!
Congrats to Hov. but the album is still meh
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@ bumpy johnson
lol The last time I commented on the album, I made a few different points actually.
And yeah, on a Jay-Z post, where the quality of Jay-Z’s latest album is being discussed, I felt my comment was appropriate.
Of course it’s MY opinion (i’m the one typing after all), but my criticisms aren’t exactly pulled out of thin air. Everything i’ve said is backed up by the actual music.
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*the niggas brand is like McDonald’s* you know he gonna sell just how many!!! Came a long way since dead presidents days!!! Lets u know hardwork pays off
Magna Carta was extremely dope. You softies want his old shit? Buy his old albums, because the new one fits the moment and is dope. 1.5 mill and counting.
@ The Brain Trust – agreed for the most part.
@ space ghost exactly that’s why this guy is still relevant at 43 ……… he keeps changing up to match the times ………
^Bumpy i bet u would suck hov dick if he let u. Every jay post u deep troating hov. Leave sum nut 4 beyonce. Album was gd but u make it out 2 be better the RD,blueprint,black album. @ space ghost hov already said buy his old shit. U dat nigga parrot? Fyi we already have them albums stupid. Groupie niggaz sound stupid.
@hov dick sucker…..you named your self this and you want to diss Bumpy and I for stating our opinions based in fact? Kill yourself lame.
P.S. Don’t EVEN think that I am going to go back and fourth with you all night on this computer either. There are women over here. Get a life.
negroes please think about it..do you honestly know anyone of your homeboys that actually bought the album naahh anyone of your boys who’s bumping that album repeatedly in the car NAAH.. any songs that really stand out, that has the streets or clubs or the net buzzing naah.. BELIEVE the fact that Rocnation bought at least 300000 pieces themselves.. NO WAY IN HEAVEN THAT HE SOLD 500K
For being in the game for two decades I feel like the par for him should still be a million SOLD.
Fuck u space ghost u fucking fag .tell ur mom suck dick 4 having u. U fuck idiot kill ur self u fucking hov dick sucker. Nigga name space ghost is bumpy bitch u all nuts
Fuck space ghost i dnt need dat nigga co signing my comments. Idk dat bitch nigga.
Great album, Im really feeling it.
He got a tight expensive shirt and skinny jeans on!! That album was completely trash. Kanye and Jigga lost they swag. The machine is behind this shit they’re trying there hardest to kill hip hop. Anyone who liked this shit is desperate for a hit. He is a good business man but a great artist never he knows it and the world shows it. There is way more than 500,000 people in the world, with u being in the game as long as him with all that promotion that shit should have sold more than that. It’s over for these cat !!!
who cares he does makes no attempt to empower his people on the album AT ALL. No substance.
seems like I’m getting famous ……. niggas loggin in as my name …….to blaspheme ….. ….. good luck with that bruh ……. facts only …….
Overrated album.
Hyped because of the Samsung deal. Watch the 70% drop next week! 160k next week.
Mark my words
Overrated album.
Hyped because of the Samsung deal. Watch the 70% drop next week! 160k next week.
Mark my words !
@ s ohhh so that’s the reason why jay sold over 500.000 copies now …….because of the hype and Samsung ……… oh lord ….
Wow, corporations can convince anybody something is good. The album is horrible. Two solid songs out of 13.
@ izzy ballin what album are u listening to right now …that u find is dope ………
THOUGH NOT HIS BEST ALBUM IT IS A GOOD ALBUM. IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS THAT THIS WAS MADE FOR THE MAINSTREAM AND JAY-Z DID A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT HIS ORIGINAL FANBASE CAN APPRECIATE IT. THE PRODUCTION IS GOOD AND ITS AN OVERALL SOLID BODY OF WORK. WILL IT WIN A GRAMMY FOR BEST ALBUM? PROBABLY NOT. BUT WHAT IT DID DO WELL WAS PUSH UNITS. IN TWO WEEKS YOU HAVE OVER 1.5 MILLION UNITS SOLD. THIS IS THE RECORD BUSINESS WHERE THE GOAL IS TO SELL RECORDS. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW THEY’RE SOLD AS LONG AS THE PRODUCT SHIPS OUT AND THE MONEY COMES IN. IN THE INTERNET AGE RECORD COMPANIES AND ARTISTS HAVE TO INNOVATE TO FIND NEW WAYS TO MOVE UNITS. GENIUS MARKETING EFFORT BY THESE GUYS. #NEWRULES
Hov stay winning….milli in a day..hah
THE GOAT HOVA
@troof so sorry to bust your bubble but 50 did it twice and sold more then Wayne did and did it in fewer days lol
Already wrote about this album & how overhyped it was.
I respect that Jay Z realizes he can’t put an album out on based on his own name. He needs a cell phone ad or reuse the “Blueprint” legacy or a popular movie coming out etc.
Either way, to TRY to compare Jay Z to the Beatles is beyond hilarious.
Keep stanning B. Dot.
You’ll get your backstage pass at the JT/Jay Z show and take another pic w/Jay smiling like the groupie you are. smh
so much for unbiased journalism…..oh , just kidding. B. Dot isn’t a journalist.
Album is a 7 , at BEST.
@p0is0nedkoola on twitter
How cute you “blacked out” your name , Jay. You’re an original…or not
goddamn @p0is0nedkoola take b-dot dick out your mouth. im starting to think ur jealous of the fact that he hangs out with jayz or something. i saw how u were fiending to have jayz respond to u on twitter to no avail. face it, ur just another opinion that doesnt count.
@ hip hop lmaooooooooooooo
rocnation definitely bought about 300k. i would too its common practise duh!
No single. Gives away a million copies. Still sells 527k… and ppl r still hating smh
That’s 1.5 Mil sold n a weeks time……. #Salute
whoever said the gifted was better than born sinner, mchg and yeezus was absolutely fucking right!….jigga is that dude but the gifted was truly a work of art…but its not about competition but if it were WALE got this summer down cold…every track was quality, there was no filler at all
Eminem’s “Marshall Mathers LP” sold 1.76 million in it’s first week.. Stop trying Jay. You had to reach out to a billionaire dollar company and they still picked up your shit for $5 a piece.
Jay-Z needs six #1 albums to tie the Beatles, seven to surpass them. So either he’ll have to drop an album every year until he’s 50, or drop 2 albums for the next 3 years, and then another after that to break their record. I wonder if he’ll do it, that’d be an epic accomplishment for a rap artist to make. Anyway, those are fantastic first week numbers, his highest in 7 years. I’m almost surprised since he didn’t have any singles out, and one million people got it for free. Anyway, it’s a great album to me, his 4th best in my opinion. I don’t see what about it warrants the hate it’s getting from some. “Oceans”, “Heaven”, “Jay-Z Blue”, and “Nickels and Dimes” are 4 of the most substance heavy songs I’ve heard this year. The album may not contain his best lyricism ever, but it’s still pretty damn good, better than most of the shit I’ve heard this year. And while I like Wale, your tripping on something if you think The Gifted is better.
Check out my JAY-Z TRIBUTE on over the “DEAD PRESIDENTS” beat with Drake and J. Cole http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPI0V5z5F_c
https://soundcloud.com/steeloib/steelo-i-b
its pretty obvious jay is buying some of his own albums, no hate, but hey smart investment right?
like how many people on here can say they really have an hard copy of this album?
Still ain’t picked it up… It’s on my list though
#DONT BE GOOD, BE GREAT#