Taylor Swift's Fearless beat us Britney Spears' Circus this week, shifting positions from this week and last. Beyonce had almost an identical two weeks with her I Am...Sasha Fierce [click to read], remaining at #3. Kanye West followed closely with 808's & Heartbreak [click to read] at #4 yet again.

Philadelphia R&B sensation Musiq Soulchild debuted at #11 with his fifth album On My Radio. The release comes after last year's release Luvanmusiq debuted at #1. Shortly behind came Common [click to read] at #12 with Universal Mind Control [click to read]. Despite some formidable company, the release was Common's lowest first week since Electric Circus.

Brandy also made a strong comeback with her Human on Epic Records.
 
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
3	Beyonce	I Am...Sasha Fierce	159,173	1,052,543
6	Kanye West	808's & Heartbreak	126,827	719,900
11	Musiq Soulchild	On My Radio	91,498	91,923
12	Common	Universal Mind Control	81,663	82,587
15	Brandy	Human	72,772	72,885

Ludacris [click to read] fell nine spots with his Theater of The Mind [click to read] at #24. T.I. [click to read] held down the #30 spot with Paper Trail [click to read]. Lil Wayne [click to read] still kept himself over the Top 50 divider. Tha Carter III [click to read] trudges towards three million sold in the States.

 Meanwhile, Scarface [click to read] fell over 50 spots with his reported parting-shot from rap Emeritus [click to read]. The Game [click to read] held his LAX [click to read] at #128.

Q-Tip [click to read] and The Renaissance [click to read] remains a presence on the charts with a tour in progress, and slews of critical accolades.

Other Notables

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
24	Ludacris	Theater Of The Mind	53,078	332,499
47	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III	28,838	2,778,785
82	Scarface	Emeritus	15,221	57,435
128	The Game	L.A.X.	9,135	608,765
175	Q-Tip	The Renaissance	6,066	79,699

Is Soulja Boy gonna crank the charts again? How will Jamie Foxx and Anthony Hamilton do in a big year for R&B? Any love left for EPMD? Stay tuned to HipHopDX next week...