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Hip Hop News
Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 6/29/08
July 4th, 2008 | Author: Jake Paine
There was not much movement at the top of the charts this week. Lil Wayne [click to read] continued to hold the #2 spot, selling six-figures of units. The shocker to some is Three 6 Mafia's [click to read] return to album making. Last 2 Walk [click to read] cracked the top five, as one of Columbia's first rap releases since Rick Rubin's takeover at the historic imprint. Usher and Rihanna held positioning, dropping rank a few units. Rihanna continues to sell strongly in digital singles, with the repackaging of her year-old album.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 2 |
Lil Wayne |
Tha Carter 3 |
209,305 |
1,527,621 |
| 5 |
Three 6 Mafia |
Last 2 Walk |
76,722 |
76,722 |
| 7 |
Usher |
Here I Stand |
51,586 |
805,841 |
| 10 |
Rihanna |
Good Girl Gone Bad |
46,545 |
1,353,991 |
| 11 |
Plies |
Definition of Real |
42,893 |
325,472 |
Whereas last week, Blood Raw made a dent in first week sales chart, the Corporate Thugz rookie subsided to a shift in other chart areas. After the success of "Flashing Lights," Michigan's Dwele made a respectable first showing with his independent Sketches of a Man. Bun B [click to read] and Rick Ross continue to show that strong album-making equates to consistent sales. Meanwhile, Immortal Technique cracked the Top 100 with his critically-championed The 3rd World [click to read], assisted by DJ Green Lantern.
Other Notables
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 35 |
Dwele |
Sketches of a Man |
13,854 |
14,007 |
| 38 |
N.E.R.D. |
Seeing Sounds |
13,258 |
116,846 |
| 43 |
Bun B |
II Trill |
10,718 |
206,576 |
| 55 | Rick Ross | Trilla | 10,456 |
599,167 |
| 99 |
Immortal Technique |
The 3rd World |
7,306 |
7,306 |
Will G-Unit take on Coldplay next week? How will indies like NY Oil and Tech N9ne do?
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