Kanye West Wins Showdown with 50 Cent

It’s not like Kanye West needed an ego boost, but here it comes: His "Graduation" album trounced 50 Cent‘s "Curtis" in the much-hyped rap sales showdown with nearly 1 million copies sold the first week, the best debut of the year for the struggling music industry.

West has sold about 957,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures posted by the industry Web site Billboard.com on Tuesday night. It was his best first-week sales ever and topped the year’s previous first-week champ, Linkin Park, which sold 623,000 of "Minutes to Midnight" when it debuted in May. In comparison, 50 sold 691,000 copies of "Curtis."

Despite his victory, West was hardly rubbing it in 50’s face. In fact, he said he was humbled by the win.

"It feels overwhelming," West told The Associated Press, as he walked to Def Jam’s offices on Tuesday afternoon. "Everyone is coming up to me and telling me how proud they are of me."

"We’re not gloating," Def Jam President Jay-Z told AP. "He’s celebrating his win. … in his mind, he believed he could win the whole time."

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