Hip Hop/R&B is back in a slump as Mariah Carey takes the #6 slot. E=MC2 sold 58,700 copies this week and was bested by new releases from Death Cab for Cutie, Frank Sinatra, Jason Mraz, Duffy and Leona Lewis respectively.

Further down the charts at #17 Lyfe Jennings‘ Lyfe Change sold just under 21k this week followed by Rick Ross‘ Trilla at #27. The Miami mainstay sold 15,600 copies. The Roots‘ Rising Down took #38 with 13,400 sold as Atmosphere‘s When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold came in at #65 this week with 10,000 sold.

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

Rank Artist Album This Week Total
6 Mariah Carey E=MC2 58,574 887,150
17 Lyfe Jennings Lyfe Change 20,883 133,006
27 Rick Ross Trilla 15,603 517,159
38 The Roots Rising Down 13,405 88,070
65 Atmosphere When Life Gives You Lemons 10,056 74,087

Flo Rida‘s Mail on Sunday still maintains its stance in the top 5 Hip Hop artists at # 79 with 9,000 sold. Foxy Brown‘s highly anticipated Brooklyn Don Diva held the #83 spot with 8,800 units sold. Snoop Dogg‘s Ego Trippin’ still falls short of gold, selling 7,700 this week and landing the #93 spot. Trina‘s Still Da Baddest took #97 with 7,300 sold. Duo Kidz in the Hall were a mere 44 CD sales away from sliding into the SoundScan top 200. The In Crowd sold just over 3,300 this week. Pastor Troy‘s Town Legend debuted with 1,700 sold.

Other Notables


Rank Artist Album This Week Total
79 Flo Rida Mail On Sunday 9,026 233,712
83 Foxy Brown Brooklyn Don Diva 8,810 8,898
97 Trina Still Da Baddest 7,396 110,136
— Kidz in the Hall In Crowd 3,335 3,949
— Pastor Troy Town Legend 1,744 1,770

With new projects underway from Bun B, Twista and Usher, who can heat things up for the summer time? Stay tuned as DX gives the play-by-play.