Taylor Swift restored her pole position, having held it much of the young year. A major surprise, Snoop Dogg‘s uncle Charlie Wilson debuted at #2 with his Uncle Charlie. The former Gap Band front-man shocked the charts. Beyonce bounced back with her I Am…Sasha Fierce [click to read] up seven spots to #5. Jamie Foxx was right after with his Intuition [click to read].
Neo-Soul, ’90s era songstress India.Arie held strong with her latest Universal Motown release Volume 2: Testimony: Love & Politics, coming in at #7. Kanye West closed out the four consecutive positions with his 808’s & Heartbreak [click to read].
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 2 | Charlie Wilson | Uncle Charlie | 58,110 | 58,303 |
| 5 | Beyonce | I Am…Sasha Fierce | 40,540 | 1,882,683 |
| 6 | Jamie Foxx | Intuition | 32,550 | 650,651 |
| 7 | India.Arie | Volume 2: Testimony: Love & Politics | 32,459 | 108,013 |
| 8 | Kanye West | 808’s & Heartbreak | 32,458 | 1,360,456 |
T.I. [click to read] and his Paper Trail [click to read] approach two million units sold, as his touring and MTV specials continue to support the album going into its third Top 40 single. Lonely Island proved to be more than a one-week-wonder as Incredibad [click to read] made a second showing on the Top 200.
Lil Wayne [click to read] continues to drive Tha Carter III [click to read] past even the wildest expectations. Young Jeezy‘s Recession [click to read] is fast approaching his first million milestone.
The N.A.S.A. release Spirit of Apollo [click to read] which features rappers including Kanye West, Kool Keith and Scarface, debuted in the Top 200, with just under 4,000 units sold.
Other Notables
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 12 | T.I. | Paper Trail | 29,286 | 1,723,807 |
| 24 | Lonely Island | Incredibad | 20,719 | 68,257 |
| 33 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter III | 17,660 | 3,029,770 |
| 72 | Young Jeezy | The Recession | 8,575 | 784,048 |
| 179 | N.A.S.A. | Spirit of Apollo | 3,396 | 3,447 |
Where will Joe Budden and the veteran B-Real stand? Stay tuned to HipHopDX for next week….
