It was more of the same on the charts this week. Lil Wayne‘s I Am Not A Human Being fell back to the #5 spot it claimed two weeks ago. The same week he released from prison, Wayne crossed the 400,000 mark with tracks featuring Young Money Records artists such as Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Twist. The rapper said in a letter to Billboard.com this week that he intends on promoting the album when he’s released from prison later this month.
Eminem’s Recovery jumped two spots down to #7. The Interscope/Aftermath Entertainment release has the possibility of reaching the three million mark by year’s end.
Trey Songz slid one spot to #16 with his Passion, Pain & Pleasure. With potential to reach gold next week, Trey may now be Atlantic Records’ biggest star in the wake of T.I.’s legal woes. The Petersburg, Virginia native’s fourth album features Drake and Nicki Minaj.
N*E*R*D‘s Nothing received a Top 20 debut. The group’s fourth album, released through Star Trak/Interscope Records, features T.I., as well as Daft Punk.
Bruno Mars skidded three spots to #32 with his debut Doo Wops & Hooligans. After scoring exposure via his “Nothin’ On You” feature alongside B.o.B. earlier this year, Doo Wops & Hooligans features Damian Marley. Mars produced extensively on Cee-Lo’s The Lady Killer album, which released yesterday.
* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 5 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being |
45,000 | 411,000 |
| 7 | Eminem | Recovery | 38,000 | 2,936,000 |
| 16 | Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure |
21,000 | 472,000 |
| 20 | N*E*R*D | Nothing | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 32 | Bruno Mars | Doo Wops & Hooligans |
15,000 | 129,000 |
Rick Ross fell 11 spots (after gaining 10 last week) with his Teflon Don this week. The Def Jam album, featuring contributions from Kanye West, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu and Cee-Lo could meet its plaque by the holiday season.
Brick Squad rapper Waka Flocka Flame fell 16 spots, but still managed to remain in the Top 50. The Atlanta sensation’s debut, Flockaveli features Pastor Troy, Wale and Uncle Murda.
Pitbull‘s Armando received a #61 debut, selling over 7,000 units. Pit’s fifth album is a Spanish record, with involvement from Clinton Sparks and DJ Class. The release came through the Miami, Florida rapper’s own Mr. 305 Records, distributed by J Records.
Ice Cube‘s I Am The West gained 16 spots after last week’s 40+ place fall. Released through Cube’s own Lench Mob Records, the aggressive collection of songs featured fellow west coast pioneer WC, as well as veteran Jayo Felony and Cube’s son, OMG. I Am The West featured a reunion with 24-year production partner Sir Jinx, as well as iTunes bonus tracks produced by E-A-Ski and DJ Quik.
UGK co-founder Pimp C’s final posthumous album, The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones hung on the charts at #194. With production by Cory Mo and Steve Below, the Rap-A-Lot Records project features the likes of Drake, Young Jeezy, David Banner and Too Short.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 46 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don |
10,000 | 463,000 |
| 50 | Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli |
9,100 | 86,000 |
| 61 | Pitbull | Armando |
7,200 | 7,200 |
| 158 | Ice Cube | I Am The West | 2,600 | 44,000 |
| 194 | Pimp C | The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones | 2,000 | 33,000 |
Will Kid Cudi or Cee Lo be able to snag a #1? Can Twista pull a Top 20 debut? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.
Wow did NERD Fall. THere album really got no hype or anything. Cant believe Ice Cube’s album did nothing either.
Fuck that shit. Pimp C sells 2000 copies a week while Eminem is going to get triple platinum after 5 months and Lil wayne is going to get gold after a month ?
It’s sad to see that people buy crap instead of the good stuff that come out. There is a lot more of quality shit than people think, but good shit just gets overshadowed by crap.
Please tell me that you did not just compare Eminem to Pimp C? I am not even an Em fan and think that you’re crazy for this dumb statment.. Pimp C wasnt a good rapper ever.. Not even when he was alive… The most commercial song he was on was Big Pimpin and he had the worse verse on that song by far..
shawty ace “TURN ME UP” SOLD 10,000 FIRST DAY 36,832 COPIES FIRST WEEK …….WHERE THOSE NUMBERS AT
I think they stopped posting numbers from your dad’s CD long ago
IF waka flocka is still independent he pullin in some serious dough. 91k independent aint bad. yes he is trash im just sayin…
yea hes wack sauce
Hate to break it to you, but his album was distrubted by Warner Music Group so WMG is getting money off of that too. Ice Cube’s album on the other hand, that’s a fully independent album. No major label backings on that one.
OK, I just found out that Lench Mob is distributed by Virgin/EMI, but still, Cube owns Lench Mob. Waka doesn’t own a label.
He’s not Indy and selling 91k is do-do.. And let’s not even get on his rapping skills
that’s a severe underestimation, eminem will be triple by next week
who the f@ck buyz rick ross albums? i dont get it? he’z almost gold. waka flocka saleing more than ice cube? damn the game haz changed… sad day in hip hop class of 2010.
I understand all the discontent with Rick Ross but to be real (and I’m from the Bronx and not big on down south rappers) Teflon Don wasn’t a bad album at all. Yes he had a million features on it and yes he should have probably gone Platinum with all the big names on it, but why are people hating cause he was a C.O. Didnt’ he have to do what he had to do to feed himself and his family? As long as he’s not a cop now I could care less…
Cause they buy up their own inventory to boost the numbers! That’s the way it’s done nowadays, everybody does it like that, otherwise there wouldn’t be any “record” sales!
Everybody knows that he lied that’s why he gets no love or sells!
Its all about being indie. S/O to Flocka,Cube,and Pitbull. Get that money baby!
ross needs another single or wayne gone pass him
Pitbull only 7,000? That’s pathetic.
It’s funny N.E.RD sold exactly what there album is titled. LOL Eminem Triple plat by december. Wayne gold by december. Rick ross gold by december. Waka flocka flame turd by december end lol.
drake also sold 10,000 copies n check out j. cole mixtape premiers nov. 12 online download it support real hiphop!!!!!!!!!!!!
wasnt ricky rozay braggin on his twitter last week about going gold???
he gonna have to buy a lot of copies of his album if he gonna go gold by christmas
LOL!!!…U know that f*ckboy is hella delusional/compulsice liar!
He has 1,000 features on that album and happy about going gold? That’s not a Boss Statement!!
DON’T U PEOPLE SEE?!!??! People don’t buy music anymore they get everything for free now. sad:( that’s the reason.
This year i’ve bought “Rebirth”, “Recovery”, “Sir Lucius Left Foot”, “Teflon Don”, “Not a Human Being” and “Contraband” by Madcon:)
Then you a sucka! Don’t you know that those days are gone!Record Companies are a thing of the past.
You should’ve just bought Eminem… You bought all the weak albums…
It’s amazing to me this day and age. If a rapper had been kissing another man back in the early 90’s or 80’s they would have NEVER gone on to be successful.. You dudes now a day accept a lot of faggotry
So you must be talking about Weezy and Baby I dont get it either. I dont support homos
EMINEM KILLING EVERY MATHAFUCKER IN THE GAME HAHAHA ALMOST 3 MILL SHADY/AFTERTHAT!!!!!
Finally people stopped buying bullshit. In the 90’s and the early 2000’s nobody would have bought Wacka or Gucci shit. Nowadays nobody putting any heart in their music it’s all format. Maybe now rappers will start talking about real topics again. All this Glam rap getting old now. Almost none of the shit these rappers (NOT MC’s)are talking about we relate too. The people buying the albums don’t drive Maybach’s Aston Martin’s or can go out to the club and blow all they money just because.
N.E.R.D aint doin too good. They aint released any big tracks as singles and thers been no hype at all they just sprung the album up on people.
RECOVERS 3x PLATINUM 4 SURE BY NEXT MONTH..CHEK OUT THE NEXT SHADY RECORDS ARTISTE!
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Wow, Rick Cock can’t even go gold??? Em about to go 3 mil in a recession? Em is the sickest ever, that fool is recession proof.