There was little movement in the rankings of R&B and Hip Hop on the charts last week. Mariah Carey continues to push towards platinum. The late ’80s diva was topped by Neil Young, Toby Keith, Clay Aiken and Madonna respectively.

The Roots, despite limited marketing and promotion, have remain one of Def Jam‘s top Hip Hop sellers, since Kanye West, Jay-Z and Rick Ross. Ross cracked 500,000 units this week, with the push of his chart-topping T-Pain-assisted single “The Boss.”

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


Rank Artist Album This Week Total
5

 Mariah Carey

 E=MC2

 87,070

 828,576
12

 Lyfe Jennings

 Lyfe Change

 31,663

 112,123
28

 The Roots

 Rising Down

 20,741

 74,665
29

 Alicia Keys

 As I Am

 16,594

 3,453,019
34

 Rick Ross

 Trilla

 17,516

 501,556

Atmosphere continues to impress with high chart appearances, despite independence. Shawty Lo cracked 100,000 units, as did Trina, with her new video and single. Southern rap continues to be a marketplace draw, as Flo Rida still fares well, and Lil Wayne‘s We The Best, an RBC Records release, sells over 20,000 copies of anticipatory material for The Carter III.

Other Notables


Rank Artist Album This Week Total
57

 Atmosphere

 When Life Gives You Lemons

 13,493

 64,031
71

 Flo Rida

 Mail On Sunday

 10,639

 224,686
103

 Trina

 Still Da Baddest

 7,361

 102,740
130

 Shawty Lo

 Units In The City

 4,499

 104,769
187

 Lil Wayne

 We The Best

 4,089

 20,819

With next week releases from Kidz In The Hall, Foxy Brown and Bun B, who can start to heat things up for the summer time? Stay tuned as DX brings the play-by-play.