It's a slow time in Hip Hop with minimal movement on the charts week. Lil Wayne remains in the #5 spot with a total of 2,075,960 units sold. Congrats to Wayne for achieving double platinum status in only 8 weeks! Tha Carter 3 was beat out by Sugarland, Miley Cyrus, the Mama Mia soundtrack, and Kid Rock, respectively. Nas' Untitled album drops two spots to #10 with 41,000 copies sold this week. Rihanna's still riding the waves of success with her re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad landing the #12 spot with sales now totaling over 1.5 million. Usher's Here I Stand grabs the #24 spot with 18,200 copies sold this week. Rounding out the top 5 for Hip Hop and R&B is Plies at #29. Definition of Real sold 15,600 copies this week.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 5 |
Lil Wayne |
Tha Carter 3 |
78,742 | 2,075,960 |
| 10 |
Nas |
Untitled |
41,023 |
291,380 |
| 12 |
Rihanna |
Good Girl Gone Bad |
34,290 |
1,550,572 |
| 24 |
Usher |
Here I Stand |
18,293 |
948,524 |
| 29 |
Plies |
Definition of Real |
15,609 |
433,592 |
David Banner's Greatest Story Ever Told, which was met by mixed reviews from critics, also remains lukewarm on the charts. The Mississippi rapper sold 15,200 copies this week, for a total of 88,300. Three 6 Mafia's Last 2 Walk holds steady at #33 with 13,700 units sold this week. Driven by having the lead single on the highly anticipated Pinapple Express movie soundtrack( "Paper Planes"), M.I.A climbed her way from #151 to #62 with Kala selling 8,582 this week. Meanwhile Rick Ross comes in at #80 with Trilla selling 7,200 copies. Tech N9ne's Killer grabs the #144 spot with 4,600 sold.
Other Notables
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 31 |
David Banner |
Greatest Story Ever Told |
15,269 |
88,383 |
| 33 |
Three 6 Mafia |
Last 2 Walk |
13,781 |
184,534 |
| 62 |
M.I.A |
Kala |
8,582 |
250,555 |
| 80 | Rick Ross |
Trilla |
7,244 |
645,059 |
| 144 |
Tech N9ne |
Killer |
4,652 |
68,480 |
Will August heat up on the charts with new albums on the horizon from heavy-hitters like The Game and Ice Cube? Stay tuned as DX brings the play by play.
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