Justin Timberlake To Hit #1 On Album Chart; Drake’s Sales Fall 78%

JT’s “20/20 2” Takes # 1; Drake’s “NWTS” Sees Big Sales Drop

(AllHipHop News) Pop superstar/actor Justin Timberlake is set to have his second number one album of 2013. Hits Daily Double is reporting that JT’s The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 sold 348,390 copies in its first week putting the LP in the top spot on the album chart. That is about 619,000 fewer copies sold than the original’s first week in March.

While the sequel did not manage to push the same numbers as the first edition, The 20/20 Experience part one did sell another 18,371 units over the last week. That is a 48% increase from the week before. The album has already sold over 2.2 million copies in the United States.

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The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 knocked Drake’s Nothing Was The Same to number two on the chart. The Young Money artist’s third studio album added another 146,251 units sold in its second week. That is a 78% sales drop from the 658,000 copies sold in its opening week.

St. Louis rapper Nelly’s latest album M.O. sold approximately 15,474 copies. The only other Hip Hip albums to crack the 10,000 mark this week are Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail (10,991) and 2 Chainz’ B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (10,797).

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