Debuting this week at the #1 spot is R. Kelly, whose latest album Double Up sells an impressive 388k in its first week. Moving up 5 spots to #11 is Amy Winehouse. Her performance at the MTV Movie Awards (if you can call it that) must’ve garnered her some new fans, as she sells 49k this week, bringing her total to 493k.
USDA continues to have a strong presence on the charts in its second week as Cold Summer sells 49k at the #7 spot (145k overall). R&B sensation Ne-Yo doesn’t have as much luck, as the singer’s album Because of You slips out of the top 10 to #13, selling 40k this week(476k overall). Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Strength & Loyalty lands on the charts at #17, with 31k sold in its 4th week (237k overall).
Corinne Bailey Rae jumps up 15 spots this week to #34, as her self-titled album manages to sell 16k this week, bringing her total to 1.5 million. Coming in at #44 and #45 are Musiq Soulchild’s Luvanmusiq and Gym Class Heroes‘ As Cruel as School Children, respectively. Luvanmusiq is showing some real staying power, as the album moves up 2 spots to #44 in its 12th week, selling 12k (405k overall). As Cruel As School Children continues to have strong sales as the indie album moves another 12k units this week (363 overall).
Leaping from #104 to #79 is Rich Boy, whose self-titled album sells 8k this week, (311k overall). 7 spots below is fellow Interscope artist Young Buck, whose Buck The World only manages to sell 7k withs week (329k overall).
