Big Sean Still Cheesin’, Can’t Believe His First-Week Sales

G.O.O.D. Music's Big Sean is still celebrating the fact his new Dark Sky Paradise album toppled its competition on the sales chart this week and gave fans another shout-out.

The Detroit native publicly thanked fans in an intimate clip on Instagram Thursday (March 5).

“And we got the number one album in the country,” Sean said in his clip. “Straight up. Eh, you know we got the number one album in the country? Dark Sky Paradise, man, and it’s because of you, all right? Thanks for everybody copping it and holding me down, man.” (Big Sean’s Instagram)

Check out Big Sean’s clip on the next page…

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G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T made sure to shout-out Sean on his Instagram page.

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Sean’s new LP managed to sell over 173,000 copies in its opening week.

With that opening sum, it gives Big Sean his best sales week ever as well, trumping the 87,000 start of his first album, Finally Famous, in 2011. His second studio set, 2013’s Hall of Fame, bowed with 72,000. Both sets debuted and peaked at No. 3. (HITS Daily Double)

Sean also hopped onto his Twitter page to react to his achievement.

According to weekend estimates, the new LP was expected to sell up to 165,000 copies.

Big Sean blows away expectations with sales nearly double the first week of his previous release, 2013’s Hall of Fame, which opened with 72k. Here’s how it looks headed into the weekend:

*Big Sean (Def Jam) 155-165k (125-135k sales)
*Kid Rock (Warner Bros.) 125-135k (120-130k sales)
Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 90-100k (55-60k sales)
Fifty Shades of Grey (Republic) 90-100k (65-70k sales)
Chris Brown & Tyga (RCA) 70-75k (55-60k sales) (HITS Daily Double)