July 14, 2010 03:13:00 PM CDT
by Allen Jacobs
Eminem's R
Outkast's Big Boi garnered a strong #3 debut. The Atlanta Hip Hop pioneer sold over 60,000 units of his critically-acclaimed Def Jam debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Usher's Raymond v. Raymond
* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
1
Eminem
Recovery
229,000
1,287,000
2
Drake Thank Me Later
74,000
783,000
3
Big Boi
Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
62,000
63,000
12
The-Dream
Love King
23,000
82,000
17
Usher
Raymond v. Raymond
19,000
918,000
The Roots maintained a Top 25 spot with their latest, How I Got Over. The album is their third with Def Jam Records, and shows the group's first "Jimmy Fallon-era" recordings, garnering critical acclaim.
While southern Rap veteran Big Boi returned to the charts on a high note, New Orleans' Juvenile's Beast Mode failed to debut in the Top 50. The Hot Boys member's latest E1 album features guests and producers new to the scene. Another curious debut on the charts came courtesy of Kelis. The singer's Interscope Records debut, Flesh Tone, has been worked on by will.i.am, a producer and performer noted for chart success. The ex-wife of Nas debuted at #46, with her fifth overall album largely pulling from a European club influence.
As was the forecast last week, Young Money's We Are Young Money compilation album crossed the 500,000 mark. The 2009 release served as a large introduction to Lil Wayne's label roster, including Drake, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz and Gudda Gudda.
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
25
The Roots
How I Got Over
14,000
86,000
46
Kelis
Flesh Tone
7,800
7,900
55
Juvenile
Beast Mode
6,400
6,600
92
Young Money
We Are Young Money
4,600
504,000
127
Drake
So Far Gone
3,700
497,000
From HipHopDX.com
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11702/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-of-7-11-2010
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