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. West has sold about 957,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures posted by the industry Web site on Tuesday night. NEW YORK (AP) _ 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.
