Saturday, July 16, 2011

THIS WEEK HIP-HOP & R&B ALBUM SALES




Leading the pack once again is Beyonce's 4 which sold 115,200 units at No. 1. According to Nielsen SoundScan, her new album has sold 425,900 units after 14 days in stores.
Grammy-winning rapper Eminem and Royce Da 5'9's Hell: The Sequel received a four slot boost to No. 5 with 35,500. With a month in the books, the duo's new project has sold 311,400 copies.
R&B singer Jill Scott's Light of the Sun slipped out of Top 5 moving down two positions to No. 7 with 32,400. With three weeks knocked out, Scott's new LP has sold 222,800 pieces.
G.O.O.D. Music artist Big Sean's Finally Famous dropped six slots to No. 9 with 27,400. With two weeks under his belt, Sean's long-awaited debut album has sold 114,700 units.
R&B singer Lloyd's King of Hearts debuted on the chart this week at No. 10. After seven days on store shelves, the former Murder Inc. crooner's Interscope debut has sold 26,400 records. [Check out Lloyd's Buy My Record]
Miami rapper Pitbull's Planet Pit fell two slots to No. 16 with 18,800. Moving into his first full month, Mr. 305's new LP has shelled out 102,200 records.
Pop star Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans received an eight-slot boost to No. 21 with 13,900. After 40 weeks in stores, his new LP has sold 1,157,900 copies.
Young Money star Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday jumped 11 slots to No. 25 with 12,600. After 33 weeks, the Barbie's new LP has moved 1,473,200 pieces.
Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers received a 13 slot boost to No. 29 with 11,300. Headed into his fourth month, the rapper's Atlantic Records debut sits at 495,200 sold records.
Grammy-winning singer Rihanna's Loud hopped up 11 slots to No. 32 with 10,800. After 34 weeks, the singer's new LP stands at 1,360,800 sold copies.
Shady Records CEO Eminem's Recovery received a one-slot boost to No. 34 with 10,700. With 55 weeks knocked out, Em's 2010 solo album has sold 3,943,000 records.
R&B singer Chris Brown's F.A.M.E. remained at No. 39 with 10,000. After four months in stores, Chris Breezy's new LP has sold 656,100 copies.
Rap duo LMFAO's Sorry for the Party Rocking dropped four slots to No. 44 with 9,300. With three weeks knocked out, their new LP has shelled out 49,700 scanned discs.
Evening things out in Top 50 is Miguel's All I Want Is You which received 26 slot boost to No. 46 with 8,500. With 26 weeks completed, his new album has sold 235,900 records.

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