Wikipedia

The Blueprint 3

The Blueprint 3 is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released September 8, 2009, on Roc Nation and Roc-A-Fella, through distribution from Asylum Records and Atlantic Records. It is the third album in the Blueprint series, preceded by The Blueprint (2001) and The Blueprint2: The Gift & The Curse (2002). Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 at several recording studios and was handled by Kanye West, No I.D., The Neptunes, Jeff Bhasker, Al Shux, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, The Inkredibles, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland. The album also features guest appearances by Kanye West, Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, Young Jeezy, J. Cole and Alicia Keys among others.

The Blueprint 3
Studio album by
Jay-Z
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009
RecordedJuly 2008 – August 2009
Studio
Various
Genre
Length60:44
Label
Producer
Jay-Z chronology
American Gangster
(2007) 		The Blueprint 3
(2009) 		The Hits Collection, Volume One
(2010)
Singles from The Blueprint 3
  1. "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
    Released: June 5, 2009
  2. "Run This Town"
    Released: July 24, 2009
  3. "Empire State of Mind"
    Released: October 20, 2009
  4. "On to the Next One"
    Released: December 15, 2009
  5. "Young Forever"
    Released: January 11, 2010
  6. "A Star Is Born"
    Released: June 25, 2010

The Blueprint 3 produced six singles: "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", "Run This Town", " "Empire State of Mind", "On to the Next One", "Young Forever" and "A Star Is Born". All singles achieved chart success excluding the latter. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 476,000 copies in its first week.[1] It became Jay-Z's eleventh US number-one album, breaking the record he had previously shared with Elvis Presley.[1] The album received a nomination for Best Rap Album, while four of its singles "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)", "Run This Town", "On to the Next One", and "Empire State of Mind" won a combined number of six Grammys at both the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Background

edit

The earliest hype over The Blueprint 3 came when DJ Clue released in January 2008 a mixtape song called "Ain't I", produced by Timbaland. In the intro, Clue says, "Off that Blueprint 3 baby!" However, a spokesperson for Jay-Z said that it was an old, unreleased song and that the recording of The Blueprint 3 had not yet started.[2] On July 20, Timbaland, a frequent contributor to previous Jay-Z albums, told MTV News that he would be producing the whole album.[3] But in an interview with the Rolling Stone magazine, Jay-Z called the statement "premature".[4] In July 2009, Jay-Z confirmed The Blueprint 3 as the album's title during an interview with radio station Shade 45.[5]

By November 2008, he had finished the album but with lengthy negotiations with Def Jam, he went on to reworking it.[6] In January 2009, Jay-Z confirmed continued production of the album and admitted the leak of several songs.[7][8] In a Billboard magazine interview, Jay-Z confirmed "What We Talkin' About", the album's intro, "Thank You", and "Already Home" as song names and collaborations with Australian dance group Empire of the Sun, rappers Drake and Kid Cudi and singer Rihanna.[6] He also mentioned in an interview with DJ Semtex that his favorite song on the album is "Empire State of Mind".[9] The official track list for Blueprint 3 was revealed on August 18, confirming the guest appearances from Kanye West, Rihanna, Drake, Kid Cudi, Young Jeezy, J. Cole, Alicia Keys, and more.[10])

Artwork

edit

The cover consists of a large number of all-white instruments and recording tools stacked in a corner, with three red lines across the image. Rather than simply using Photoshop, the album's design team carefully stacked all the equipment in a corner then used a projector to create the bars. They then painted red onto the equipment where the projection of the bars was, and replaced the projector with a camera to achieve the correct perspective for the image. Blueprint 3 would be Jay-Z's first album cover that did not feature his face on it.[11]

Recording

edit

Most of the album's recording sessions took place in Hawaii at Avex Honolulu Studio,[12] in an effort to avoid leakage. West's protégé Mr Hudson explained to The Times that he "won't get bothered there" compared to a major city such as New York or Los Angeles.[13] Sessions for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 at Avex Honolulu Studio and several other recording studios, including Germano Studios, Oven Studios, and Roc The Mic in New York City, Kingdom Studios and Lava Studios in Cleveland, Midnight Blue Studios and South Beach Studios in Miami, The Holy Chateau in Perth, Australia, and Westlake Studio in Los Angeles.[12][14]

Jay-Z told Rolling Stone his method of selecting producers: "If Timbaland makes ten great tracks then he produces the album, if Kanye West makes ten great tracks then he produces the album; if he makes three, I'll take three. I let the music dictate the direction."[4] However, the final track listing reveals, that West produced the majority of tracks on the album, and three done by Timbaland. West confirmed two songs, "A Star Is Born" and "Young Forever", during an appearance on The Wake Up Show in February 2009.[15] Mr Hudson, who is the featured artist on the latter, described it as a flip on the Alphaville record of a similar name.[16] During a joint interview with Hudson, West confirmed that the pop artist would be featured on three songs.[16] Pharrell stated that he emailed "So Ambitious" to Jay-Z the day he was mastering the album. He loved the track so much that he put off the mastering.[17]

Release and promotion

edit

The album was released September 8, 2009 on Roc Nation in the United States.[18][19] It was also released digitally on September 11, 2009, in the US, and its United Kingdom and international release followed on September 14 that same year.[20] Prior to its official release, the album leaked in its entirety on August 31, 2009.[21] When asked about the leak, Jay-Z stated "It's a preview. I'm excited for people to hear the album. I'm very proud of the work I've done, so enjoy it".[22]

The album's first single "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" was premiered on June 5, 2009, via New York radio station Hot 97.[23] On June 7, 2009, Jay-Z made a guest appearance at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert, and performed D.O.A. live on stage, for the first time. On May 20, 2009, Jay-Z confirmed that he bought out the remainder of his contract from Def Jam Records in order to start his contract with Live Nation, as The Blueprint 3 was set to be released under Roc Nation and distributed by Atlantic Records.[19] In August 2008, Jay-Z performed the Kanye West–produced song "Jockin' Jay-Z" during the latter's Glow in the Dark Tour.[5]

Critical reception

edit
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.3/10[24]
Metacritic65/100[25]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [26]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[27]
The Guardian     [28]
The Independent     [29]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−[30]
NME     [31]
Pitchfork4.5/10[32]
Rolling Stone     [33]
Slant Magazine     [34]
The Sunday Times     [35]

The Blueprint 3 received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 22 reviews.[25] In his review for MSN Music, Robert Christgau called the album "fairly superb" and gave it an A− rating,[30] indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction".[36] AllMusic writer John Bush compared the album to its predecessors, describing it as "somewhere between the two, closer to the vitality and energy of the original but not without the crossover bids and guest features of the latter (albeit much better this time)".[26] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly commented that the album succeeds at its goal of "reaching maximum commercial blast radius while maintaining its street bona fides".[27]

The Daily Telegraph gave the album four out of five stars and complimented its modern sound.[37] The A.V. Club gave it a B+ rating and stated, "Jay-Z sounds liberated by his legacy rather than weighed down by expectations".[38] Despite noting inconsistency in Jay-Z's rapping, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times complimented the album's varied musical elements and called it "an unexpected blend of maturity and youth".[39] Pete Cashmore of NME commented that it "delivers because of hefty beats and quality rapsmanship, nothing else. And, ultimately, that'll do just fine".[31] Kiilian Fox of The Observer commented that Jay-Z is "maturing into a responsible elder statesman".[40] Zach Baron of The Village Voice viewed that "much of Blueprint 3 is about the weird, meta-rap work of redefining what it is to be a boss" and stated "Jay-Z's midlife crisis is over. Which doesn't make The Blueprint 3 a classic. But we'll take it. For now".[41]

In a mixed review, Slant Magazine's William McBee found The Blueprint 3 "predictable", "complacent", and "a hip-hop feast, for sure, filled to the brim with elite production and elite rapping, but it lacks the hungriness, the spirit, and the craziness that marks a classic album".[34] Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen called it "a catchy, pop-friendly record", but viewed that it lacks the "electric charge" of Jay-Z's previous albums and that he is "stuck for a subject [...] But he says it well".[33] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that it "peters out in a mass of indistinct tracks" following its first four songs.[28] The Sunday Times criticized the music's "insistent straining for a crossover, pop-coloured sheen", writing that it "mires much of the album in insipidness, coating stale braggadocio (without, mostly, any compensating humour)."[35] Pitchfork's Ian Cohen commented that it is "so certainly Jay-Z's weakest solo album, you'll be tempted to wonder if Kingdom Come was somehow underrated".[32] Greg Kot of the Los Angeles Times gave the album two-and-a-half out of four stars and viewed Jay-Z's celebrity and older age as somewhat of a flaw, stating:

It's tough for hip-hop stars to age well. Once they become celebrities living in mansions and starring in family movies, street cred is usually the first thing to go. Just ask Ice Cube. Longevity just wasn't built into the hip-hop lifestyle, with its premium on youthful swagger, street tales and fast turnover [...] 'The Blueprint 3' aims to show everyone he still has wicked skills on the mic. It does, even as it illustrates that sometimes he coasts on his celebrity [...] The message: Don't mess with ol' Gray-Z.[42]

The Blueprint 3 was ranked the best album of the year by Billboard,[43] and seventh best album of the year by MTV.[44] Rolling Stone named it the fourth best album of 2009 in its year-end list.[45]

Commercial performance

edit

The Blueprint 3 debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 476,000 copies in its first week.[1] This became Jay-Z's eleventh number one album, breaking the record he had previously shared with Elvis Presley.[1] It also serves as the third-highest first-week sales of 2009. In its second week, the album remained at number one on the chart, selling an additional 298,000 copies.[46] In its third week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, selling 134,000 more copies.[47] In its fourth week, the album dropped to number six on the chart, selling 89,000 more copies.[48] On November 13, 2009, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies.[49] In 2009, the album was the ninth best-selling album in the US, selling over 1.52 million copies in four months.[50] As of August 2012, the album has sold 1,933,000 copies in the United States.[51] The album sold over 3 million records worldwide.

Track listing

edit
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."What We Talkin' About" (featuring Luke Steele)
4:04
2."Thank You"
  • West
  • No I.D.
4:10
3."D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
No I.D.4:15
4."Run This Town" (featuring Rihanna and Kanye West)
  • West
  • No I.D.
  • Bhasker
4:27
5."Empire State of Mind" (with Alicia Keys)
4:36
6."Real as It Gets" (featuring Jeezy)
The Inkredibles4:12
7."On to the Next One" (featuring Swizz Beatz)
Swizz Beatz4:17
8."Off That" (featuring Drake)
4:06
9."A Star Is Born" (featuring J. Cole)
  • Carter
  • West
  • Wilson
  • Jermaine Cole
  • Maurice Jordan
  • Al Goodman
  • George Medoro
  • West
  • No I.D.
  • Kenoe[b]
3:48
10."Venus vs. Mars"
  • Carter
  • Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Timbaland
  • JRoc
3:10
11."Already Home" (featuring Kid Cudi)
4:29
12."Hate" (featuring Kanye West)
  • Carter
  • West
  • Bhasker
  • West
  • Bhasker
2:31
13."Reminder"
  • Carter
  • Mosley
  • Harmon
  • Karin Briscoe
  • Timbaland
  • JRoc
4:18
14."So Ambitious" (featuring Pharrell)
The Neptunes4:12
15."Young Forever" (featuring Mr Hudson)
West4:13

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer.
  • "A Star Is Born" features additional vocals by Tony Williams.
  • "Venus vs. Mars" features additional vocals by Beyoncé.
  • "Reminder" features additional vocals by K. Briscoe.

Sample credits

  • "What We Talkin' About" contains a sample of "Spirit", by Frédéric Mercier.
  • "Thank You" contains excerpts from "Ele E Ela" as performed by Marcos Valle.
  • "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" contains elements of "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam and also contains a sample of "In the Space" by Janko Nilović & Dave Sucky.
  • "Run This Town" contains samples of "Someday In Athens" by The 4 Levels of Existence.
  • "Empire State of Mind" contains samples of "Love on a Two Way Street" performed by The Moments.
  • "On to the Next One" contains samples of "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice.
  • "A Star Is Born" contains samples of "Touch Me" by The Mother Freedom Band.
  • "Already Home" contains a sample of "Mad Mad Ivy" by Gladstone Anderson and the Mudies All-Stars.
  • "Young Forever" contains a sample of "Forever Young" by Alphaville.

Personnel

edit

Charts

edit

Certifications

edit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[71] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[72] Platinum 80,000^
France (SNEP)[73] Gold 50,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[74] Gold 7,500^
Italy (FIMI)[75] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[77] Platinum 396,018[76]
United States (RIAA)[49] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Keith Caulfield (September 16, 2009). "Beatles, Jay-Z Dominate Billboard Charts". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Reid, Shaheem (January 30, 2008). "New Jay-Z Song Leaks -- Is Blueprint 3 In The Works?". MTV. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem (July 16, 2008). "Timbaland On Producing Jay-Z's Next LP: 'It'll Be A Monster'". MTV. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Van Dril, E. (September 1, 2008). "Jay-Z Teaming with Kanye West on Next Album". TheCelebrityCafe. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (September 7, 2008). "Jay-Z Announces Blueprint 3, Premieres New Kanye West-Produced Track At Kanye's NYC Show". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (July 20, 2009). "Jay-Z: He's A Business, Man". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson; Calloway, Sway J. (January 22, 2009). "Jay-Z Taking His Time With Blueprint 3 To Make It 'Beyond And Above'". MTV. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  8. ^ Reid, Shaheem (February 18, 2009). "Jay-Z Explains Blueprint 3 Delays: 'I'll Be Axl Rose Out Here!'". MTV. Retrieved July 18, 2009.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Jay-Z Interview w/ DJ Semtex Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Nah Right. Retrieved on July 25, 2009.
  10. ^ Dombal, Ryan (August 19, 2009). "Jay-Z's Blueprint 3: The Tracklist". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Inc. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
  11. ^ "50. Jay Z, The Blueprint 3 — The 50 Best Rap Album Covers of the Past Five Years". Complex. September 24, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  12. ^ a b The Blueprint 3 liner notes Roc Nation (2009)
  13. ^ Crerar, Simon (July 8, 2009). "Mr Hudson Goes 'Supernova' with Kanye". Times Online. Retrieved July 17, 2009.[dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Jay-Z The Blueprint 3 CD". CD Universe. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  15. ^ Reid, Shaheem (February 13, 2009). "Kanye West Says 'Best Hip-Hop Beats Of All Time' Will Be On Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3". MTV. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  16. ^ a b Roberts, Steven (May 18, 2009). "Mr Hudson On Working With Jay-Z: 'I'm Pinching Myself'". MTV. Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  17. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson; Kash, Tim (September 16, 2009). "Jay-Z's 'So Ambitious' Is 'Ferocious', Pharrell Williams Says". MTV. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  18. ^ Caulfield, Keith. (September 4, 2009). Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' Release Date Moved To Sept. 8. Billboard.biz. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  19. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (June 30, 2009). "Jay-Z Confirms Roc Nation Deals With Sony, Atlantic". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
  20. ^ Lewis, Pete (August 20, 2009). "A B&S Classic Interview – Pete Lewis speaks to Jay-Z". Blues & Soul. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  21. ^ Langhorne, Cyrus. Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' Leaks Online Early, 'I May Be the Most Bootlegged Artist in History' Archived November 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. SOHH.com. Retrieved on September 11, 2009.
  22. ^ Reid, Shaheem. Rodriguez, Jayson. Jay-Z Looks at Blueprint 3 Leak As 'A Preview'. MTV. Retrieved on September 11, 2009.
  23. ^ Schwartz, Barry (June 6, 2009). "Jay-Z Premieres New Song, 'D.O.A.': 'Death Of Auto-Tune'". MTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  24. ^ "The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z review". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  25. ^ a b The Blueprint 3 (2009): Reviews Archived February 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Metacritic. Retrieved on September 11, 2009.
  26. ^ a b Bush, John. Review: The Blueprint 3. AllMusic. Retrieved on September 6, 2009.
  27. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah. Review: The Blueprint 3. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on September 5, 2009.
  28. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis. Review: The Blueprint 3. The Guardian. Retrieved on September 11, 2009.
  29. ^ Gill, Andy (September 18, 2009). "Album: Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3 (Atlantic)". The Independent. London. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  30. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The Blueprint 3". MSN Music: October 2009. Archived from the original[permanent dead link‍] on October 2, 2009.
  31. ^ a b Cashmore, Pete. Review: The Blueprint 3. NME. Retrieved on September 14, 2009.
  32. ^ a b Cohen, Ian. "JAY-Z: The Blueprint 3 Album Review". pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  33. ^ a b Rosen, Jody. "Review: The Blueprint 3". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  34. ^ a b McBee, William. "Jay-Z The Blueprint 3". www.slantmagazine.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  35. ^ a b "Review: The Blueprint 3". The Sunday Times. London. September 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2012. (subscription required)
  36. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "CG 90s: Key to Icons". Robert Christgau. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  37. ^ "Jay Z – The Blueprint 3, review". Telegraph.co.uk. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012.
  38. ^ Rabin, Nathan. Review: The Blueprint 3. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on September 11, 2009.
  39. ^ Caramanica, Jon (September 16, 2009). Music - Jay-Z Confronts the Anxiety of Being Influential. The New York Times. Retrieved on February 22, 2011.
  40. ^ Fox, Killian. Review: The Blueprint 3. The Observer. Retrieved on September 19, 2009.
  41. ^ Baron, Zach. Review: The Blueprint 3. The Village Voice. Retrieved on October 7, 2009.
  42. ^ Kot, Greg. Review: The Blueprint 3. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on September 8, 2009.
  43. ^ "Billboard Critics' Top 10 Albums of 2009". Billboard.com. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  44. ^ "The Best Albums Of 2009, In Bigger Than The Sound - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  45. ^ [1] Archived December 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  46. ^ Keith Caulfield (September 23, 2009). "Jay-Z Still Reigns On Billboard 200, Muse And Kid Cudi Bow High". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  47. ^ Keith Caulfield (September 30, 2009). "Pearl Jam Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200 In 13 Years". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  48. ^ Keith Caulfield (October 7, 2009). "Barbra Streisand Surprises With Ninth No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  49. ^ a b "American album certifications – Jay-Z – Blueprint 3". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  50. ^ "Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album". Billboard.com. September 14, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  51. ^ Grein, Paul (August 1, 2012). "Week Ending July 29, 2012. Albums: Dog Days Of Summer | Chart Watch (NEW) - Yahoo! Music". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  52. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart – Australian Recording Industry Association". Ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Music Charts – αCharts". Acharts.us. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  54. ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  55. ^ a b c d "Jay-Z Chart History". Billboard.
  56. ^ "IRMA Irish Charts – Singles, Albums & Compilations". Irma.ie. Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  57. ^ "FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana – Classifiche". Fimi.it. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  58. ^ "WCharts – World Charts : Oricon Charts 02/10/09 – Ayaka, Ne-Yo, Muse". Wcharts.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  59. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100:20 September 2009 - 26 September 2009". Official Charts. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  60. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Jay-Z on Swedish charts". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  61. ^ "Chart – Compilations". BBC. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  62. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Urban Albums Chart – 2009". ARIA Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  63. ^ "Canadian Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  64. ^ a b "End Of Year Charts: 2010" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  65. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  66. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  67. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Urban Albums Chart – 2010". ARIA Charts. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  68. ^ "Top Albums annuel (physique + téléchargement + streaming)" (in French). SNEP Musique. 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  69. ^ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  70. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  71. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  72. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3". Music Canada.
  73. ^ "French album certifications – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
  74. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2009 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  75. ^ "Italian album certifications – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  76. ^ Jones, Alan (July 14, 2017). "Official Charts Analysis: Ed Sheeran remains at No.1 and now has more weeks at the top than his previous albums". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  77. ^ "British album certifications – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3". British Phonographic Industry.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Blueprint_3&oldid=1257227468"