There was very little movement on the charts in the urban world since last week. Alicia Keys regained the #1 spot, bumping Radiohead to #2. Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Keyshia Cole held rank, shifting down notches with the #3 addition of the Juno Soundtrack. Lupe Fiasco continues to be Hip Hop’s lone Top 25 artist, with the continued success of The Cool.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 1 | Alicia Keys | As I Am | 70,267 | 2,725,935 |
| 4 | Mary J Blige | Growing Pains | 63,876 | 988,396 |
| 7 | Chris Brown | Exclusive | 29,744 | 1,121,837 |
| 12 | Keyshia Cole | Just Like You | 26,957 | 1,002,614 |
| 23 | Lupe Fiasco | The Cool | 20,498 | 249,757 |
Further down the charts, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Birdman passed Soulja Boy, who fell considerably to #40. With his new video, this may be expected to surge though. As Jay-Z trudges towards the million mark, questions arise as to whether he’ll give the label he used to run another video single. Scarface and Wu-Tang Clan continue to pace towards 200,000 as no new Hip Hop releases broke the Top 200 this week.
Other Notables…
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 31 | Kanye West | Graduation | 17,949 | 1,932,534 |
| 33 | Jay-Z | American Gangster | 17,307 | 928,311 |
| 39 | Birdman | 5*Stunna | 14,733 | 208,103 |
| 82 | Scarface | M.A.D.E. | 8,002 | 139,406 |
| 86 | Wu-Tang Clan | 8 Diagrams | 7,610 | 139,858 |
With Lil Wayne tracks getting revealed and Nas cover art released, will there be chart warmth from the veterans or Flo-Rida and other newcomers in months to come?
