Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 5/28/08

After the tragic passing of his UGK counterpart, Pimp C, Bun B is back at it again proving that he is still an Underground King. Bun's first album [click to read] since Pimp C's death, titled II Trill, came in at #2 on the charts this week with just under 98,000 copies sold. Bun took second place to a new debut album from 3 Doors Down, respectively.

A little further down the charts at #7, newlywed Mariah Carey creeps towards platinum with a total of 931,000 copies of E=MC2. Rick Ross' Trilla [click to read] climbs the charts five spots this week and landed at #22. The self-proclaimed "Boss" sold 17,800 copies this week. Meanwhile, Lyfe Jennings takes a fall from #17 to #37. Lyfe Change sold just under 14,000 copies. Following right on his heels is a comeback from 90s staple Keith Sweat, who sold 13,800 copies of his new effort Just Me and took the #38 spot in his 2nd week on the charts.

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Total
2	Bun B	II Trill	97,957	98,344
7	Mariah Carey	E=MC2	44,837	931,987
22	Rick Ross	Trilla	17,887	517,159
37	Lyfe Jennings	Lyfe Change	13,938	146,944
38	Keith Sweat	Just Me	13,850	50,679

Despite positive reviews, The Roots Rising Down [click to read] dropped from #38 to #67 on the charts this week. The Philly mainstays sold 9,300 copies. Atmosphere's When Life Gives You Lemons... [click to read] also took a fall from #65 to #96 with just over 7,000 sold. The Cool Kids [click to read] managed to enter the Top 200 at #152 with 4,200 digital presale copies of The Bake Sale sold. Despite airtime from MTV and tons of buzz surrounding group Kidz In The Hall [click to read], the duo hasn't been able to make top 200, selling 2,400 copies of The In Crowd. Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest [click to read] debuted his Behind The Stained Glass to dismal sales totaling 840.

Other Notables

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Total
79	The Roots	Rising Down	9,341	97,411
96	Atmosphere	When Life Gives You Lemons	7,072	81,159
152	The Cool Kids	The Bake Sale	4,278	4,278
--	Kidz in the Hall	In Crowd	2,455	6,404
--	Killah Priest	Behind The Stained Glass	775	840