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T.I. Debuts Big Atop Billboard 200, Hot 100
T.I. earns his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as "Paper Trail" debuts at the top this week. The rapper earns his biggest sales week ever with the Grand Hustle/Atlantic set, which moved 568,000 copies in the U.S. He also breaks his own record on the Hot 100 by soaring 80-1 with "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna.
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T.I. scores the #1 single and album in America, remains sexy while doing so
Oh No They Didn't! — ... accomplished only six weeks ago. "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna, the second single from "Paper Trail," leaps 80-1, replacing the album's first single "Whatever You Like" at No. 1; the latter leapt to the top 71-1 the week of Sept. 6 and remained there until this week. That makes this T.I. the first artist to replace himself at No. 1 since Usher traded in "Burn" for "Confessions Part II" in July 2004. Source: www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp

T.I.’s, “Paper Trail,” Debuts #1 With 568,000 Records Sold
RealTalkNY Brought To You By Nigel D. — T.I. earns his third straight No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as “Paper Trail” debuts at the top this week. The rapper earns his biggest sales week ever with the Grand Hustle/Atlantic set, which moved 568,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is also the third-biggest sales frame of the year. Source: BillBoard Jennifer Hudson debuted with 217k while Robin Thicke sold 137k. T.I. always delivers and this album is worth a purchase. Album Review: T.I. - Paper Trail ...

Jennifer Hudson’s Debut Album Lands at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 200
mjsbigblog — ... Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson!  Her debut album, Jennifer Hudson lands on this week’s Billboard Hot 200, in the #2 spot. ...

Video: Maino Says T.I. Is Not a Snitch
Nah Right — And you better believe him or he’ll punch you in the face. And in case you haven’t heard, Cliff put up some nice #’s with Paper Trail. ...

Buzz News Roundup, 10/8
BuzzSugar — ... legal drama, this time to CBS and NBC. — Zap2it There's a Get Smart sequel in the works, with Steve Carell on board to reprise his role as Maxwell Smart. — ComingSoon FX has canceled The Riches, while TBS has renewed My Boys. — Broadcasting and Cable David Cronenberg is in negotiations to direct the political thriller The Matarese Circle, with Denzel Washington attached to star. — Variety T.I. has scored his third straight No. 1 album. — Billboard ...

BILLBOARD 200 REPORT: T.I. Debuts Big Atop Billboard 200, Hot 100
3XGP.COM is all about MUSIC-FASHION-SPORTS-GOSSIP - Updated DailyT.I.’s Paper Trail goes Gold first week, sells 568,000 copies. Robin Thicke’s Something Else debuts at #3 with 137,000 units sold.  Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled debut comes in strong at #2, with sales of  217,000 sold.

T.I. Makes Chart History with ‘Paper Trail’
Rap-Up.com — ... at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard 200 selling 568,000 copies in its first week. This marks T.I.’s third consecutive No. 1 album and the best first-week sales of his career. If that wasn’t enough, T.I. is responsible for the biggest sales week for Atlantic Records in the history of the label. Not only does the Atlanta-bred rapper have the No. 1 album in the U.S., he also has the No. 1 single. “Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna jumps from 80-1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track sold 335,000 downloads this week in the U.S., besting Mariah Carey’s prior digital record of 286,000 ...

Winner of the Week: T.I.
PopWatch — ... . So which entertainer had the most successful week this time around? I'm handing the crown to Atlanta rapper T.I. Check it out: His album Paper Trail debuted at No. 1 with 568,000 copies sold, the year's third-biggest one-week sales figure to date and the biggest sales week of T.I.'s entire career. On top of that, his single "Live Your Life" leaped from No. 80 to No. 1 on Billboard 's Hot 100, ...

T.I & RihannaTop The Charts With "Live Your Life"//Makes Billboard History
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T.I Makes History With Paper Trail
Base Magazine Online — ... T.I is doing big things with his new album Paper Trail. the album has sold 568,000 copies in it's first week in stores in the U.S. This is the third highest debut this year. T.I also broke the record for largest climb to No. 1 --a record he set 6 weeks ago with his first single-- with "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna. The single jumped from 80-1, replacing the album's first single "Whatever You Like" at No. 1; the latter leapt to the top 71-1 the week of Sept. 6 and remained there for five weeks total. This makes this T.I. the first ...

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