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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Kanye West] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 28, 2020 . Retrieved May 28, 2020. Edwards, Gavin (August 28, 2019). "Banned in the U.S.A.: 20 Wildest Censored Album Covers". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 25, 2020. In its second week on the Billboard 200, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy descended six places to number seven with 108,000 copies sold, marking a 78% sales decline, while remaining above Pink Friday by one place. [103] As of July 2013, it had sold 1,300,000 copies in the United States, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan. [104] By June 2011, the album had sold 483,000 digital copies, ranking as the second best-selling digital rap album ever. [105] On November 23, 2020, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for pushing 3,000,000 certified units in the US. [106] According to Billboard, as of 2022, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is one of the 15 best-performing 21st-century albums without any of its singles being number-one hits on the Hot 100. [107] My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, while reaching the top 10 in five other countries, including also topping the Canadian Albums Chart. It eventually registered a triple platinum certification in the United States from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), alongside sales certifications in a few other territories. Widely considered West's best album, it is ranked in several curated lists as the best album of the 2010s and among the greatest of all time. Dark Fantasy" contains samples of " In High Places", written by Mike Oldfield and Jon Anderson, and performed by Anderson.a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 7, 2022. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on November 22, 2010, and featured the singles "Power", "Runaway" "Monster" and "All Of The Lights". Previously only available in the US, this version comes as a 3LP 180 gram vinyl w/ Frameable artwork and Collector’s Posters. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records on November 22, 2010. Retreating to a self-imposed exile in Hawaii after a period of controversy in 2009 following his interruption at the MTV Video Music Awards, he recorded the album at Honolulu's Avex Recording Studio in a communal environment involving numerous musicians. Additional recording sessions took place at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California, and at the New York City studios Electric Lady and Platinum Sound. Mixed by Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions, Anthony Kilhoffer & Andrew Dawson at Electric Lady Studios, NYC & Platinum Sound Recording, NYC.

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Recorded by Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer & Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions at Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI and Noah Goldstein at Electric Lady Studios, NYC. a b c d e f g h i Cole, Matthew (November 20, 2010). "Review: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012 . Retrieved November 20, 2010. a b Crosley, Hillary (November 30, 2010). "DJ Premier Talks Kanye West's 'Mama's Boyfriend' ". MTV News . Retrieved October 15, 2022. a b c d e f g Dombal, Ryan (November 21, 2010). "Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010 . Retrieved November 21, 2010.Year-end charts [ edit ] 2010 year-end chart performance for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Chart (2010) a b c Caramanica, Jon (June 11, 2013). "Behind Kanye's Mask". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016 . Retrieved July 21, 2021.