Paper Trail Makes History!!!!!

“PAPER TRAIL,” the new album from Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist T.I., has made a phenomenal arrival atop the Billboard 200, marking the multiple Grammy Award-winning superstar’s third consecutive #1 chart entry (following 2006’s platinum-certified “KING” and 2007’s platinum-certified “T.I. VS. T.I.P.”). With total first-week sales in excess of 568,000, “PAPER TRAIL” also enters at #1 on a number of additional Billboard charts, including “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,” “Top Rap Albums,” and “Top Digital Albums.” The album’s unparalleled first-week sales success represents a personal best for T.I., as well as Atlantic Records’ biggest-ever one-week scan since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.

As if all that weren’t enough, T.I. has literally exploded into the top spot on Billboard’s “Hot 100” with “Live Your Life (Feat. Rihanna),” the second single from “PAPER TRAIL.” In only its second week on the chart, the single has ascended into the pole position from last week’s ranking at #80 – the biggest-ever one-week leap to the top. The #1 success of “Live Your Life” shatters the previous record for largest ascent to #1 – a feat set just six weeks ago by T.I.’s own “Whatever You Like,” the RIAA platinum certified first single from “PAPER TRAIL.” That track rocketed to #1 from #71 the week of September 6th and has remained there until this week. This remarkable achievement establishes T.I. as the first artist to replace himself at #1 since Usher in 2004.

Congratulations to T.I., Jason Geter, and Grand Hustle on your amazing accomplishments!











Check out these other highlights from the "Paper Trail" project:


PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
-Paper Trail is the #1 album in the country over 568,000 SOLD 1st week!!!
-“Live Your Life” is the #1 selling digital single 334,520 SOLD 1st week
-“Live You Life” jumps from 80 to #1 on Hot 100 singles chart breaking the record set by T.l. for “Whatever You Like”
-“Live Your Life” is # 1 most added this week at Rhythmic
-“Live Your Life” is # 1 most increased this week at Rhythmic
-"Whatever You Like" now #1 for the 5th week in a row on the Urban Charts and #1 for the 4th week on Rhythmic!
-“Whatever You Like” is now # 1 most increased at Pop!!
-"Whatever You Like" is officially T.I.'s biggest selling digital single to date has now sold 1,142,003 tracks to date.
-“Live Your Life” – NUMBER 1 MOST ADDED RECORD ON THE URBAN FORMAT LAST WEEK!
-"Live Your Life"#11 Ringtone up 238% selling 14,770 for the week!
-"Whatever You Like" #1 Ringtone for the 6th week in a row selling 103,425 for the week!
-“Whatever You Like” streamed over 26 million times on Myspace!
-"Whatever You Like" hit 10 million views on YouTube!