This week, Prince dominates the Billboard Top 200 albums chart with two projects in the Top 10. Elsewhere, Chris Brown continues his success in the Top 10 with the singer’s latest album, X. Meanwhile, Childish Gambino’s KAUAI EP lands within the Top 20 in its first week of availability. These are the Top Rap and R&B albums of the week, according to the chart.
Prince Has Two Projects In The Top 10
Prince’s Art Official Age is the #5 album this week, having sold 51,003 units in its first week of availability. This isn’t the only Prince album on the chart as the artist’s 3rdEyeGirl collaborative project, Plectrumelectrum, managed to nab the #8 spot with 26,360 units sold in the project’s first week of availability.
Chris Brown’s X Falls From #6 To #9
Chris Brown’s X falls this week, landing at #9 from last week’s #6 placement. X sold 23,694 units, a 36 percent decrease in sales from last week’s 36,842 units moved. Overall, Brown has sold 206,180 copies of his latest effort.
Childish Gambino’s KAUAI Arrives At #18
Childish Gambino’s KAUAI EP also made a debut on the chart this week. The project appears at #18 and it sold 16,168 units overall in its first week of availability. The project, which features Jaden Smith, follows up on Gambino’s latest mixtape, STN MTN.
Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Of 10/05/2014
#5. Prince – Art Official Age – 51,003 (51,003)
#8. Prince & 3rdEyeGirl – Plectrumelectrum – 26,360 (26,360)
#9. Chris Brown – X – 23,694 (206,180)
#18. Childish Gambino – KAUAI EP – 16,168 (16,168)
#28. Lecrae – Anomaly – 12,369 (149,333)
#29. Jeezy – Seen It All: The Autobiography – 11,740 (202,098)
#42. Jhene Aiko – Souled Out – 7,812 (109,457)
#50. Iggy Azalea – The New Classic – 6,655 (376,681)
#53. Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood – 6,414 (175,114)
#54. Trey Songz – Trigga – 6,334 (263,657)
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Hah Prince is flopping. And Iggy is about to pass Officer Ricky.
Iggy has awesome legs and will go gold at least but let’s not forget ross has already suprassed 500k. Still got a ways to catch up.
LOLOLOL
Neither Iggy or Ross are even close to 400K, they ain’t going gold.
376k is close for someone who continues to move 5-8 k a week,
It ain’t gold, though.
Officer Fiddy pushed his album back to 2017 as a B Day gift for his sons 21st B Day.
It’s still more than you.
I’m not an artist, though, so that comment is pointless.
You’re right about one thing. You’re not an artist. Just some g unit groupie dickriding ross opponents.
I never brought up G-Unit at all, you did, so you’re the G-Unit groupie and you’re the one doing all the dickriding.
Ross fans are so damn sensitive. Niggas say one thing about him and they accuse you of being a G-Unit groupie
Prince definitely flops. 77k for his 2 albums COMBINED can’t even sell a quarter of drake’s lowest selling album. It’s not even half of ROzay’s Mastersuccess first week sales.
every morning you wake up you go quadruple shrink wrap
This ain’t a flop. Prince has already sold 100 million records, Drake and Rick Ross will never catch up to him.
LMAO hes comparing Prince to Rick Ross sales,
Prince is Independant but he will easily outsell 50 Cent.
Prince is at a point in his career where he can do whatever he wants. He already sold millions and has nothing left to prove.
Prince is with warner bros. He’s not independent. Plus Drake and Ross already beat him current sales wise. They don’t need to match prince’s 100 million total. And Ross shits on prince’s sales.
Warner Bros only do the distribution, Prince is indie. Again, Drake and Ross aren’t beating Prince’s sales. You’re not looking at the big picture. Prince shits on both of them.
PLEEEAAASSSEEEE respond to me, This is all I live for!
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Who fucking cares about the big picture. You’re only indie if you are distributed by an indie. Of course drake and ross aren’t going to come close to 100 million sales, not with all the pirating going on. However, RIGHT NOW, Drake sold 8-9 times of prince’s first week sales of BOTH OF HIS ALBUMS. Even Ross sold more than double that.
You think too small. That’s not how indie work. You can be indie with a major only doing the distributing. Again, Drake and Rick Ross are not outselling Prince at all.
Prince may be getting a slightly bigger share thanks to his NPG company but Warner Bros Records, a well known major, is releasing this. Macklemore is an example of being indie thanks to his own label and using a distribution service instead of it being released by a major.
Drake over 660k
Ross 180k
Prince (both albums together) less than 80k
If that’s not outselling prince, you’re an idiot.
Again, Prince is indie just like Macklemore. Drake and Ross are not outselling Prince at all, so you’re the idiot.
Now you’re just making up bullshit. How is Prince Indie if wb records is releasing it? I even listed sales you blind fuck.
No, it’s you making up bullshit. WB aren’t releasing it, they’re distributing it, two different things.
Hate to agree with teethboy but he’s right. Prince and his NPG album are tied up with warner bros. Not exactly indie material. And releasing and distributing it are the same thing.
PSYCH!!
nothing but a bunch of pussy ass squares here comparing whoever comes out to their heroes like they’re winning in life
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PLEEEAAASSSEEEE respond to me, This is all I live for!
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the sad thing is this is all bruthadee lives for! HAHA IRONY
I’m not bruthadee, applaud yourself for falling for his “masking” tactics of writing like others to throw you weaklings off his scent
donnis mac
Street King Immortal
Ross fans are so damn sensitive. Niggas say one thing about him and they accuse you of being a G-Unit groupie
Nah you’re talking g unit fans. They say that 50 is winning even though he’s clearly not.
50 made more than Ross who has the best selling hip-hop album of the year for 2 more weeks until Iggy passes him up, thats winning my nigga,
Anonymous 2, you got that backwards.
Instant wood.
LAUGHTERHOUSE!!!
wat?
Iggy’s meaty cunt flaps >>>>>>
she sold like 400k pretty much and will end up with half a mil aside from all the number singles. you wish you could flop like her in your pathetic life. I know you prefer the meaty dicks instead..Don’t lie
least faggot ass Gambino aint movin units that nigga just aint right. drake be sounding like mop n the lox combined compared to that sissy hoe
haaaaaaa isn’t the ep streaming free online and he still sold more than the lox did?
Iggy is killing nicki.now black widow is #3 in anaconda is drop to #5 on billboard.pills n portion flop anaconda flop iggy stay wining fancy 4x plat black widow 1.5 n still going strong
anyone else notice if you post a comment with the word Faggot in it DX deletes it?!?!? Some Sensitive ass pirate must have the job of checking comments
you get the site and your ip flagged for the feds to watch
learn about the laws before you run around thinking you have freedom
the feds are watching people on hiphopdx argue over ross vs 50 cent and the word faggot lmao
Your comment is still here tho
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 290-310k
Hozier (Columbia) 50-55k
Weezer (Republic) 30-35k
Alex & Sierra (SYCO/Columbia) 28-32k
Stevie Nicks (Reprise) 25-28k
Keyshia Cole (Geffen) 22-25k
Jackson Browne (Inside) 17-20k
Tinashe (RCA) 17-20k
New Found Glory (Hopeless) 17-20k
Sixx:A.M. (Eleven Seven) 15-18k
The Piano Guys (Sony Masterworks) 14-17k
Yellowcard (Razor & Tie) 12-15k
keyshia floppin, LOL thats what you get for putting waley dough on ya album
KC better hurry up and marry Birdman.
Nicki flop weezy pushed back only drake doing # lol
“Prince has already sold 100 million records”
Yeah, like 100 million years ago.
lol @ anyone still wasting money on albums
smh at this generations lack of respect for the arts. technology killed the music biz.