Sean Paul debuts atop Billboard Rap Album Charts

[Mosiah]

Sean Paul debuts atop Billboard Rap Album Charts, sells gold in France

• First Jamaican artiste to top Rap ChartsAlso tops Billboard Reggae Album Charts
  
• Sean Paul might be in Switzerland, but that won't stop his fourth studio album, Imperial Blaze from continuing to blaze fire on the Billboard charts in the US. The album, his first in four years, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Rap Album charts, toppling the likes of Eminem, Fabolous and Twista to top the charts.

Sean Paul is also sitting comfortably atop the Billboard Reggae Album Charts, ahead of a Bob Marley compilation, Ziggy Marley's Family Time, and VP Record's Reggae Gold.

This is his first time atop the rap album charts, and his second time on the Billboard Rap Album charts overall as his third studio album, The Trinity, peaked at #3 on the rap charts in 2005. It is also the first time a Jamaican artiste is topping that chart.

Imperial Blaze is heading for international success, debuting it debuted at #1 when it was released in the dancehall-hungry Asian nation of Japan last week, selling upwards of 50,000 copies in its first week. He topped the Oricon Weekly International Album Sales chart, the first time he has done so, and is holding his own on the Billboard Canadian Albums, France Albums, and European Albums with positions #5, #8, and #20 respectively. It is has also been certified Gold in France.

Aside from those charts, Imperial Blaze is also #3 on the R&B/Hip Hop Album Charts, #12 on the Billboard 200, and #9 on the Digital Downloads charts.

The platinum-selling dancehall superstar, hailed by Essence.com - the online outfit of the popular North American publication Essence Magazine - as the "dancehall king", is now celebrating his first time atop the competitive rap charts.

"Anytime a song or an album makes it on a chart I get excited, and now to be able to top the Billboard Top Rap Album charts is something that I'm especially excited about. Not because it's the Billboard charts, but because it's a dancehall album. It's made in Jamaica by Jamaicans. So I didn't top the Billboard Rap Album Charts, Jamaica did," said Sean Paul from Switzerland.

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Carlette DeLeon
Headline Entertainment

[Bricktop]

Misleading article. The album has flopped.

[Mosiah]

It's from his publicist!

So, did it get to No. 1 on Billboard or not?

[Bricktop]

It's from his publicist!

So, did it get to No. 1 on Billboard or not?

#1 on the billboard RAP chart. There are no new RAP releases which is why it went #1. The album sold 27,000 first week. SP usually debuts at 60K - 100K first week. These numbers are waaaaay down. He debuted at #15 on the HOT 200 chart (the chart that counts) and in his second week he fell out of the TOP 50 with 9,000 albums sold. He's not even going to go gold, for an artist that is used to selling platinum+ and having multiple #1 Billboard hits on an album. The project has tanked horribly. Nice likkle puff piece still.

[Exile]

Well unnu buy the cd nuh!

[Mosiah]

Sean Paul should be happy when he sell 10 CDs. Talent does not abound when it comes to him. But he does he things and represents! So, big up everytime, Mr. Paul!

[Exile]

..and you describe talent as....

[Me]

Very talented youth. Stage show challenged, but talented youth.

[Mosiah]

Tilla, how can I attach my...a pic to di forum?

[Islandman]

....winning a Sting clash! The ultimate proof of talent!

If you can't do dat , you nuh good!