Mac Miller Makes Indie History In Debut

Original Story Mac Miller’s debut album Blue Slide Park sold 148,915 units in its first week and claimed the #1 spot on the charts. Under independent label Rostrum Records, Mac Miller has made history by becoming the first indie act since Tha Dogg Pound to reach the #1 spot on the charts in the first week. Mac Miller, who boasts over a million followers on Twitter and a million and a half ‘likes’ on Facebook, is currently on his “Blue Slide Park Tour” that runs through the end of December.

Wale’s Ambition (Warner Bros.) fell from the #2 spot down to #15 after a 77 percent decline in sales, selling 37,815 units in its second week. However, let us remind you that Ambition did sell 163,000 copies in the first week.

Tech N9ne’s collaboration album, Welcome To Strangeland (Strange Music), debuted at the #21 spot, selling 26,333 copies in the first week.

Elsewhere in the Top 50, Lil Wayne’s, Tha Carter IV (Cash Money/Universal Rep.) sold 24,606 copies, dropping seven spots on the chart to #22.

Kanye West & Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne (Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation) also dropped seven spots after selling 18,257 units this past week and fell to the 27th spot on the chart.

Another Roc Nation artist, J. Cole, saw his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, fall to the 30-spot on the charts, after it sold 16,564 copies in the past week. Both Jay-Z, Kanye West, and J. Cole are currently on tour so don’t expect the relevancy of their albums to fade dramatically anytime soon.