Remember a couple of years ago when 50 Cent and Kanye West had a battle of record sales the week both of their albums were released on the same day?
While this past week, Canada had something very similar. Â But instead gangsters and yuppy rappers, it was the virtually untested Drake going up against the legendary Sarah McLachlan as they battled it out for the #1 spot on the charts.
In the end, the much hyped Drake debut soundly beat McLachlin. Â Final numbers were 31,000 copies vs. 22,000. Â The former Degrassi star also topped the US charts with 446,000 copies against Sarah’s 94,000 discs sold. Â That is a steep drop from the 361,000 copies sold when she released afterglow 2003!
Sarah McLachlin Lilith Fair starts this weekend, so hopefully that will perk up her sales at least a bit. Â For for now, there is a clear winner. Â Ladies and Gentlmen, I think we can officially say that Canada has it’s first rapper!
Sorry Snow.
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