Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 2/22/08

Taylor Swift restored her pole position, having held it much of the young year. A major surprise, Snoop Dogg's uncle Charlie Wilson debuted at #2 with his Uncle Charlie. The former Gap Band front-man shocked the charts. Beyonce bounced back with her I Am...Sasha Fierce [click to read] up seven spots to #5. Jamie Foxx was right after with his Intuition [click to read].

Neo-Soul, '90s era songstress India.Arie held strong with her latest Universal Motown release Volume 2: Testimony: Love & Politics, coming in at #7. Kanye West closed out the four consecutive positions with his 808's & Heartbreak [click to read].

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

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
2	Charlie Wilson	Uncle Charlie	58,110	58,303
5	Beyonce	I Am...Sasha Fierce	40,540	1,882,683
6	Jamie Foxx	Intuition	32,550	650,651
7	India.Arie	Volume 2: Testimony: Love & Politics	32,459	108,013
8	Kanye West	808's & Heartbreak	32,458	1,360,456

T.I. [click to read] and his Paper Trail [click to read] approach two million units sold, as his touring and MTV specials continue to support the album going into its third Top 40 single. Lonely Island proved to be more than a one-week-wonder as Incredibad [click to read] made a second showing on the Top 200.

Lil Wayne [click to read] continues to drive Tha Carter III [click to read] past even the wildest expectations. Young Jeezy's Recession [click to read] is fast approaching his first million milestone.

The N.A.S.A. release Spirit of Apollo [click to read] which features rappers including Kanye West, Kool Keith and Scarface, debuted in the Top 200, with just under 4,000 units sold.

Other Notables

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
12	T.I.	Paper Trail	29,286	1,723,807
24	Lonely Island	Incredibad	20,719	68,257
33	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III	17,660	3,029,770
72	Young Jeezy	The Recession	8,575	784,048
179	N.A.S.A.	Spirit of Apollo	3,396	3,447