Kanye West prevented Ludacris on the No. 1 Spot

According to Billboard.com, Kanye West's '808s & Heartbreak' rocketed to the No. 1 spot on the weekly albums chart, with 450,000 copies sold besting out Guns N' Roses' Best Buy exclusive 'Chinese Democracy' with 261,000 copies sold and Ludacris's 'Theater of the Mind' with 213,000.