The Black Eyed Peas [click to read] still maintained a Top 5 spot with The E.N.D. [click to read] for the third straight week. Maxwell’s Black Summer’s Night moved from #1 to #2 in its second week, still scanning over six figures. The effort is the Neo-Soul singer’s first in over eight years. The release was only eclipsed by the latest from chart-favorite Daughtry.
Joe‘s latest, Signature, debuted one spot better than his last album, released less than a year ago. The BMG Records veteran, still with mentor Kedar Massenberg, sold just under 50,000 units on a project that includes a Marvin Gaye tribute.
Chicago veteran Twista [click to read] impressed the charts with a Top 10 debut. Category F5 [click to read] marks the fast-rapper’s arrival at EMI Records, his return to a major label, after a public falling out with Atlantic two years ago. The effort’s digital release on iTunes, includes a Kanye West-produced and featuring bonus song [“Alright” [click to listen]], in addition to a large reunion with longtime production partner The Legendary Traxster.
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Eminem‘s Relapse [click to read] slipped out of Top 10 this week. The Aftermath effort is still promised to be the first, as 50 Cent‘s Before I Self Destruct and Dr. Dre‘s Detox are on deck respectively.
* please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandeth.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
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Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
2 | Maxwell | Black Summer’s Night | 103,000 | 422,000 |
5 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 54,000 | 727,000 |
7 | Joe | Signature | 49,000 | 49,000 |
8 | Twista | Category F5 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
13 | Eminem | Relapse | 28,000 | 1,270,000 |
Maino [click to read] maintained a Top 60 spot with his Atlantic Records debut, If Tomorrow Comes [click to read] past the 30,000 mark. The album continues to work singles with a great deal of radio support.
House of Pain (Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal) returns, this time adding Ill Bill and Slaine, as La Coka Nostra [click to read]. Released on The Kottonmouth Kings‘ Suburban Noize imprint, the Boston-Los Angeles-Brooklyn collective’s debut album [click to read] features Snoop Dogg, Bun B, as well as Immortal Technique and others. La Coka Nostra has supported this release with Rock The Bells billing.
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One spot below the Coka cowboys, Tech N9ne‘s artist, Krizz Kaliko [click to read], charted with his sophomore effort Genius. The DXnext alum is considering this effort to be his creative coming out point.
Complete with an Eminem appearance, The Alchemist‘s [click to read] Chemical Warfare [click to read] watched the bi-coastal producer fall 100 positions, with another 3,000 units sold. The effort finds the Mobb Deep/Soul Assassins family member backed by videos and a heavy press campaign.
Other Notables
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Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
22 | Jeremih | Jeremih | 21,000 | 108,000 |
57 | Maino | If Tomorrow Comes | 8,300 | 34,000 |
84 | La Coka Nostra | A Brand You Can Trust | 5,400 | 5,400 |
85 | Krizz Kaliko | Genius | 5,300 | 5,400 |
179 | Alchemist | Chemical Warfare | 2,900 | 10,000 |
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