Elvis Presley Album Record Broken by Jay-Z

9/16/2009
Danielle Hazell
Jay-Z holds the record for most selling number one albums as a solo act in the U.S

Jay-Z And Ciara In Concert At The Palms



The Blueprint 3 is Jay-Z's 11th American number one album. This breaks the Elvis Presley record of 10 number one albums. Jay-Z has become the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in U.S history.

The Blueprint 3 LP has one of the biggest debut weeks of the year.

Jay-Z, 39, has moved 476,000 copies of his LP according to numbers provided by Neilson SoundScan. The rap artist has a long way to go before he breaks the record that the Beatles hold. The Beatles hold a record of 19 number one albums.

The Beatles are entering the charts again with their remastered catalog being reissued. Since the release last week the catalog has shifted 626,000 copies in the U.S. This week the number was more subtle at 21,000 copies.

Elvis died in 1977 when Jay-Z was nine years old.

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