But the rollout of the album was one of the most unconventional (and complicated) in recent years.

(The release also sparked an illegal-downloading craze through torrent sites, according toTorrent Freak.)

So how come the album didnt crack the Top 10?

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Therefore streams from Tidal for this title will not contribute toBillboards chart rankings at this time.

West has not issued a final streaming version ofPablo nor has he announced plans for a hard-copy release.

Wests absence from the charts this week was a boon for Adele.

Her smash album25returned to the No.

1 spot, thanks to her high-profileGrammys performance.

Meanwhile,RihannasAnti, which was also releasedexclusively through Tidal, held strong this week at No.