Album of the Year Best Album of the 2000s Top Album Best Album of the Decade Greatest Album of All Time In spite of its release coinciding with the 9/11 attacks , '' The Blueprint '' sold over 427,000 copies in its opening week , becoming Jay-Z 's fourth consecutive album to reach number one on the '' Billboard '' 200 chart . It was certified double platinum as sales stand at over two million units in the U.S. Sales as of February 2012 ( more than ten years after the attacks ) stand at 2.7 million
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The Blueprint