Not a lot changed on the charts this week, with the Beastie Boys’ digital pre-release of Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2 missing the Top 200 mark. Recent mainstay Chris Brown passed the 500,000 mark with his F.A.M.E. release, an album that features emcees Ludacris, Busta Rhymes and Tyga.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania emcee Wiz Khalifa‘s major label debut, Rolling Papers returned to the Top 10. The album features longtime Wiz associate Curren$y, as well as veteran Oakland, California Hip Hop pioneer Too Short.
Consistently neck and neck, Rihanna’s Loud pushes well past platinum. Bruno Mars’ debut approaches platinum, as Doo-Wops & Holligans gained another five spots this week, after 10 the week before.
DXnext alum Nicki Minaj and her Pink Friday gained eight spots to #27. The platinum Young Money/Universal Records release features Eminem, Kanye West and label-mate Drake.
* 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 |
| 6 | Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. | 28,000 | 513,000 |
| 9 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | 24,000 | 352,000 |
| 13 | Bruno Mars | Doo-Wops & Hooligans | 23,000 | 972,000 |
| 14 | Rihanna | Loud | 22,000 | 1,231,000 |
| 27 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 13,000 | 1,342,000 |
Harlem, New York emcees Cam’ron and protege Vado enjoyed a second week of success on the charts. The pair’s E1 Entertainment release, Gunz N’ Butta was a first for their outfit, The U.N. As Vado has now signed with Interscope Records, this is second project, and the Diplomats’ CEO’s first since 2009’s Crime Pays.
Compton, California emcee/producer DJ Quik maintained a Top 100 in his second week of The Book of David. The self-released project on Mad Science Records project features Ice Cube, Bizzy Bone and veteran Quik collaborators Suga Free and Kurupt.
Minneapolis, Minnesota veteran Hip Hop duo Atmosphere fell 22 more spots with their seventh official studio album, The Family Sign. The Rhymesayers Entertainment co-founders Slug and Ant continue their evolution away from sampling, moving more towards live instrumentation for their most recent work.
T.I.‘s No Mercy crossed the 500,000 mark. The December, 20101 release on Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records sits just under 499,000 units sold. The work features Eminem, Kanye West and southern Rap pioneer Scarface.
Another southern Rap kingpin, Def Jam’s Rick Ross sits at #161. His acclaimed 2010 release Teflon Don sits at 615,000 units. The gold-certified work features Jay-Z, Cee-Lo Green and Drake.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 95 | Cam’ron & Vado | Gunz N’ Butta |
4,400 | 12,000 |
| 99 | DJ Quik | The Book of David | 4,200 | 14,000 |
| 104 | Atmosphere | The Family Sign | 4,200 | 39,000 |
| 143 | T.I. | No Mercy | 3,200 | 502,000 |
| 161 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don | 3,000 | 615,000 |
Will the Beastie Boys swarm the charts next week? Stay tuned to HipHopDX.
dont tell me rick ross old ass record selling more than raekwon
Rae has never been a big seller moron….actually none of the Wu members solo have done well
Method Man = Platinum
Yeah Ghost to, and Rae,Gza, ODB and maybe some more sold Gold
^^^ that was in the 90s when everybody went gold cause you couldnt just download that shit a month before he album came out
Method Mans tical & tical2000 both sold 1,6 million in U.S
rick ross doin his thang!!! cant wait for that maybach music album it sounds like fire!!
that MMG gone b hot good music for the summer
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hey dx, give us updates on Recovery by Eminem please, and also the marshall mathers lp seeing as they are both in the top 100 at the moment! 🙂
why do u need updates for eminems records?
he already sold a few million, who fucking cares how many more he sells,
His fans.
What are the numbers for that Mack Malone album that dropped a few weeks back?
probably like 750
co sign. DJ QUIK numbers would be a whole lot better except you can’t find it anywhere. Another poor distribution job
Tip doing good for no promotion and being behind bars when his album dropped. Only him and a few others can sell like that. Wait till he gets out. Free tip!
Agreed.
BUT, i think its fair to say the album was actually pretty disappointing, so i honestly dont think it would hav sold many more copies anyway, regardless of him bein behind bars.
Yes he would. Nobody knows how good an album is until they buy it. and if u listen to it on the net and dont buy it then ui werent a fan from the start. If he was visibally out promoting it all on tv it woulda sold much more whether the album was good or not.
Yes tipster, ur probly right. Because the album obviously sounds different if you download it (sarcasm).
I can only assume ur a retard. The way listen to or obtain an album doesnt change the fact that it will be either a good or bad piece of music. In this case, it was an average album and nowhere near one of his best. Therefore, gold sales is fair and WOULDNT have been significantly different.
shut da fuck up. u dont know me. i comment on this site to talk about rappers. not people. internet nerd. u have no identity do u in sult me
Something fishy went down with the T.I album. One week it was at like 200,000 and the next week said it sold like 10,000 and was now at 450,000. I know it didn’t come close to gold.
Wiz will be gold by the summer time watch SN: check out my new video youtube/Roxwel meet me at the liquor store
not very likely
Rick Ross at 615,000??? WTF!!! i guess a whole bunch of cops bought his album..either that or Snitches
No, just a bunch of elementary school kids who think he’s the shit
ross the best right now i got is shit on cd n itunes real music.
If you got your name based on the Rapper Nas, sorry to say it but, Nas likes Rick Ross’s music. He even put one of his songs on a top 10 list. Stop dickridin’ Nas/other conscious rappers and get with the program bitch!
No Max B Numbers? Even if its week lemme see sumthin
I meant weak
my girlfriend nickin sellin puttin good numbers go get that album playas