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If record companies want to have more weeks like the last one, said April Joyner in, they need to stage more rivalries and maximize the Web’s potential. “But despite the hubbub” over the Kanye West and 50 Cent showdown, overall record sales “are still down 9% compared to the same week last year.” So, record company executives shouldn’t get too excited yet.

There’s no doubt that this was an exciting week at the top of the chart, said Katie Hasty in Billboard. He’s also accused West’s label, Def Jam, of rigging the sales statistics. It was a phenomenal week for hip-hop sales, but some critics and industry experts said the record business, especially gansta rap, remains in sad shape.įiddy had said that he would retire as a solo artist if West won, but seems to have gone back on his word: After initially canceling his upcoming European tour, he just announced new dates. West’s Graduation out-sold Fiddy’s Curtis-957,000 copies to 691,000 copies-marking the first time since 1991 that two albums raked in first-week sales of more than 600,000 copies each.

Kanye West beat out 50 Cent in the much-hyped battle for top album last week.