T.I. proves that
he’s got star power even in today’s barren record-selling environment, as T.I. vs. TIP manages to sell a staggering
467k at the #1 spot in its first week. Kelly
Rowland’s Ms. Kelly also debuted
this week at #6, selling 82k. Rounding out the debuts is Pastor Troy, whose album Tool
Muziq comes in at #91 with 8k sold.
Pharoahe Monch plummets nearly 100 spots this
week, and lands at #153. The emcee’s album Desire
sells 4k in its second week, bringing his total to 17k. The Beastie Boys slip 11 spots in their
second week, as Mix-Up comes in at
#36 with 18k (62k total). Also slipping this week is DJ Khaled who drops 11 spots as well, with We The Best coming in at #48 with 14k (143k overall).
The Shop Boyz’ Rockstar Mentality moves 22k units this
week, bringing their total to 103k. Ne-Yo hardly budges, as Because of You drops two spots to #23,
selling 29k this week (635k overall). The story is much the same with Timbaland, who only drops one spot to
#42, as Shock Value sells 17k this
week (430k overall).
Claiming the #13, #14 and #15 spots are T-Pain, Rihanna and R-Kelly. T-Pain’s Epiphany comes in with 44k on the week, with 401k total. Rihanna
manages to hold onto the #14 spot this week, moving another 42k units, bringing
Good Girl Gone Bad’s total to 382k. R-Kelly’s Double Up sells 37k this week, with 706k total.
