▁to ▁be ▁commer cially ▁vi able . ▁The ▁album ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁behind ▁Jay - Z ' s ▁Kingdom ▁Come . ▁It ▁sold ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 4 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁with ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁sold , ▁in ▁its ▁nin th ▁week ▁on ▁the ▁chart , ▁for ▁the ▁issue ▁dated ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁album ▁from ▁an ▁Id ol ▁al umn us ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁since ▁Rub en ▁Stud d ard ' s ▁Soul ful ▁album ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁the ▁album ▁fell ▁to ▁number ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁chart , ▁but ▁its ▁sales ▁increased ▁to ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁weeks , ▁the ▁album ▁remained ▁at ▁number ▁three ▁and ▁sold ▁nearly ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁each ▁week . ▁After ▁this , ▁sales ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 0 2 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁but ▁the ▁album ▁dropped ▁to ▁number ▁ 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ; ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁the ▁album ▁clim bed ▁to ▁number ▁ 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁sold ▁ 8 4 , 0 0 0