U2‘s No Line On The Horizon reminded all why the three-decade band is a top musical draw, bumping Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Nickelback. In a constant claw among five or six urban artists for the top spot, J Records‘ Jamie Foxx did just that with his Intuition [click to read]. Beyonce followed two spots and 2,000 units behind with her I Am…Sasha Fierce [click to read].
T.I.‘s [click to read] Paper Trail [click to read] topped Kanye West‘s 808’s & Heartbreak [click to read] in a race decided by less than a 1,000 units for Top 10 status. Keyshia Cole remained strong another week with her A Different Me [click to read].
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 6 | Jamie Foxx | Intuition | 32,450 | 713,897 |
| 8 | Beyonce | I Am…Sasha Fierce | 30,892 | 1,948,966 |
| 10 | T.I. | Paper Trail | 23,578 | 1,772,720 |
| 11 | Kanye West | 808’s & Heartbreak | 22,500 | 1,408,491 |
| 14 | Keyshia Cole | A Different Me | 19,796 | 770,032 |
K’naan‘s [click to read] Troubador [click to read] fell 55 spots, but remained on the charts, whereas B-Real‘s [click to read] Smoke N’ Mirrors [click to read] did not. Project Pat‘s [click to read] first Asylum Records release, Real Recognize Real [click to read] fell considerably, but held on at #121.
The release was followed by Joe Budden‘s [click to read] second official retail album, Padded Room [click to read]. The project fell over 130 spots from its first to second week.
Lil Wayne [click to read] sold just under 15,000 copies of Tha Carter III [click to read], placing him at #31 this past week, with just over three million in gross sales. He also appeared twice, courtesy of DJ Drama‘s release of Dedication 3, which has eclipsed the 50,000 mark, a feat for legal, independent mixtapes
Other Notables
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 31 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter III | 13,859 | 3,058,469 |
| 87 | K’naan | Troubador | 6,261 | 21,647 |
| 121 | Project Pat | Real Recognize Real | 4,468 | 13,271 |
| 176 | Joe Budden | Padded Room | 3,060 | 16,920 |
| 194 | DJ Drama & Lil Wayne | Dedication 3 | 2,783 | 54,090 |
Can Brother Ali follow P.O.S. and Atmosphere to the charts? Will The-Dream assume the #1 spot and shake things up? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.
