would this be considered a sales thread

Thriller

wasn’t Views called that? it was some Drake or Kanye album a few years ago

prob Carter 3 or MMLP or Eminem Show. leak culture was at its peak when those came out and the hype was unbelievable

Probably TLOP or Lemonade, considering the circumstances.

They Got Amnesia

Feel like it was TLOP because nobody had (or even currently has) TIDAL

This is a easy question 😳

Le grind 😎

a million illegally downloaded my truth over the drums

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Carter 3 had 1m+ illegal downloads a week before release

iyrtitl & tlop

It was pablo

It was only a tidal exclusive for a few months tho, iirc

And still went a million first week?

the hold Wayne had on the game was completely undeniable. People forget

Carter 3 leaked like 10 days before it was suppose to drop

Get Rich or Die trying is probably the real answer

GRDT really went 870k+ first week and then 820k+ the second week.

Like what????

was about to say GROT too

Tlop

Worldwide it has to be Eminem Show. It is the best-selling album of the 00's and it was released when illegal downloading was at its peak. The album leaked some 2-3 weeks before release so they had to release it earlier than it was supposed to.

u gotta remember tho the tracks that leaked in like 07 that were so prolific that Wayne had to drop an EP u right abt GRODT tho

Good answers itt so far.

Another contender has to be Tha Carter 4 cause nobody in my high school class bought the CD but we all had "6 Foot 7 Foot" and other songs downloaded.