Jay Z's Magna Carta . . . Holy
Grail holds at No. 1 for a second week on the
Billboard 200, selling 129,000 copies,
according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 76%).
The set debuted atop the list last week with
528,000.
As the set retains the No. 1 crown, it's the
first rap album in nearly two years to spend
two weeks at No. 1. The last rap album to rack
up two weeks in the penthouse was Lil Wayne's
Tha Carter IV, which led the Billboard 200 on
the charts dated Sept. 17 and Sept. 24, 2011.
Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail easily blocks the
arriving Sara Bareilles, who bows at No. 2 with
The Blessed Unrest, selling 68,000 copies. The
singer/songwriter's last full-length studio
album, 2010's Kaleidoscope Heart, debuted at
No. 1 with a start of 90,000.

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