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Kanye West Tops US Album Chart As Guns N' Roses, The Killers Both Flop

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  • by Jason Gregory
  • Wednesday, December 03, 2008
  • Photo by: Shirlaine Forrest
  • filed in: Hip Hop
Kanye West Tops US Album Chart As Guns N' Roses, The Killers Both Flop Add to My Fav Bands List
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US rapper Kanye West has beaten Guns N' Roses to top the US Billboard album chart with '808s and Heartbreak'.

Despite drawing a mixed response from critics, West's album sold 450,000 copies in its first week, giving the rapper his third number one in a row.

Meanwhile, Guns N' Roses long awaited 'Chinese Democracy' was the second highest entry at number three, selling 267,000 copies.

The album, which was fourteen years in the making and reportedly cost frontman Axl Rose $2million, was released exclusively across the US with retailer Best Buy.

The disappointing sales figures are down more than half on the album's predecessors, 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II', which sold 685,000 and 770,000 respectively when they were released on the same day in 1991.

It's thought the band's decision to allow fans to preview the album via their MySpace page ahead of its release could have contributed to the low sales.

Elsewhere, Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' enjoyed a Thanksgiving boost, climbing from number four to two.

The Killers were another new entry at number six with 'Day & Age'.

CLICK HERE to see a time line of Guns N' Roses career.

Guns N' Roses - Through the Years

 
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  • Lol at The Killers - That's shit!

    ~ by Amy 12/3/2008

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  • the Killers have a good sound

    ~ by Nick Rhodes 12/4/2008

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  • the killers released the best album this week and all year - it's a spectacular record full of passion and imagination - but i'm glad theydidn't debut at such a high number because brandon flowers, although such a beautiful frontman, needs to be taken down a notch for saying stupid, meaningless stuff like how the killers are going to take U2's throne. Stuff that like is so egotistical that they need to be humbled, but as long they keep making incredible music, I'm happy

    ~ by joe 12/4/2008

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