The dog days of winter are most certainly here. No new Rap releases charted this week, but mainstream and veteran releases continued to find consumers last week. Nicki Minaj very nearly achieved the #1 position that she’s yet to enjoy, and her and Kanye West are marching towards platinum within the next month.
DXnext alum Nicki Minaj climbed two more spots to #2 with Pink Friday. This is the highest charting position for the release, which has yet to reach #1. After seven weeks on the charts, the album fell within 14,000 units of Taylor Swift’s Speak Now, which pulled in that top spot. The effort out-sold the critically-acclaimed Kanye West album for a fourth straight week, which was released on the same November 22 date. Featuring both Nicki’s brand of singing and rapping, Pink Friday has appearances from will.i.am, Drake and Eminem.
Bruno Mars, who climbed extensively two weeks ago, jumped up two more spots to #3. This has encompassed 17 spots in the two weeks for the album that’s been on the charts for 14 weeks in total. Mars’ debut Doo Wops & Hooligans, features B.o.B. and Damian Marley.
Eminem’s Recovery fell three spots in the last week. As one of the year’s best-selling albums, the Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records release has now surpassed 3.4 million units sold domestically. The work features production from Alex da Kid, DJ Khalil, Just Blaze and Mobb Deep’s Havoc.
Less than 50 units behind was Rihanna, who also fell three spots. Her Loud album climbs towards platinum, with features from Eminem, Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy fell two spots, to land at #7. West has been rumored to be releasing “All of The Lights” as his next single, which features Rihanna, Fergie and Elton John, among others.
* 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 |
| 2 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 39,000 | 890,000 |
| 3 | Bruno Mars | Doo Wops & Hooligans | 38,000 | 496,000 |
| 5 | Eminem | Recovery | 33,000 | 3,348,000 |
| 6 | Rihanna | Loud | 33,000 | 785,000 |
| 7 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 33,000 | 915,000 |
T.I.‘s No Mercy fell three spots to #19. The emcee and label owner’s latest album was released while he was incarcerated for probation violations earlier this year, involving drugs. Officially crossing the 350,000 milestone, the latest album from Tip features Kid Cudi, Scarface and Rocko, with production by DJ Toomp, Kanye West and Jake One.
Lil Wayne‘s digital-turned-physical 2010 release I Am Not A Human Being slid down five spots to #25 in the last week. Selling over 680,000 units to date, the album could reach platinum this new year.
After a major drop last week, Diddy and Dirty Money’s Last Train To Paris fell 13 spaces after a month on the charts. Now at #40, Diddy’s first Interscope-backed album features Drake, T.I. and Rick Ross. The conceptual work is said to be soon getting remixes to popular tracks, featuring Lil Wayne, Mary J Blige and others.
In its third week, Ghostface Killah‘s Apollo Kids held on, going to #125. With vocal appearances from Game, Black Thought and Wu brethren, the album also features production from Pete Rock, Sean C & LV and Scram Jones.
Falling 13 spots, Lloyd Banks’ H.F.M.2 (The Hunger For More 2) is widely considered a comeback for the Queens, New York rapper. The album features Kanye West, Raekwon and Pusha T, and returned to the charts two weeks ago after several weeks off of the Top 200.
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 19 | T.I. | No Mercy | 19,000 | 353,000 |
| 25 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being |
15,000 | 680,000 |
| 40 | Diddy – Dirty Money | Last Train To Paris | 11,000 | 172,000 |
| 125 | Ghostface Killah | Apollo Kids | 3,800 | 23,000 |
| 173 | Lloyd Banks | H.F.M.2 (The Hunger For More 2) |
2,600 | 82,000 |
The 2010 Gold & Platinum Plaques
Two weeks ago, we compiled a one-stop page for you to see who pulled in plaques this year from singles and albums. With Nelly, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa and the usual suspects, the findings might surprise you.
Check out “Precious Medals: The 2010 Hip Hop Gold and Platinum Plaques” →
cant wait to Jay-Z and Kanye West drop. Watch the Throne
its shit bro
Let’s support real hip-hop dudes
how did total sales of recovery decrease this week?
His albums been out for 29 weeks.
A lot of people got tired of it and returned it, so the sales went down
it is just wrong 3.448.000 million
RECOVERYS SALES SHOULD BE:
3,448,000 NOT 3,348,000.
HIP HOP DX FIX IT.
every time you turn on the radio one of nicki songs is playing kanye need to drop another single asap
I thought Nicki Minaj’s album already went platinum, how come it says 890,000.
Kanye is still outselling her.
Certifications go by units shipped, 1mill copies of pink friday have been shipped so shes platinum according to RIAA, even though 890k have been sold
if you count US and overseas sales they both probably have went platinum but kanye is outselling her! even if she ends up selling more that will only mean that her gimic was better marketing-wise not that she is a better artist! thes young fans have got the game twisted but its up to the older fans that know real music to show and express to them what real music and how its judged cuz ignorance only multiplies if you let it…
kanye!! drop all of the lights now!
pass minaj in sales!!
do u guys have to mention nicki and kanye together all the time. I don’t care if one is outselling the other. Get off that bs, and get back to music
nicki is so wack its a joke
oh really recovery sold another 30,000 this weak SHOCKING!!! that so could happen in real life, it’s like those numbers aren’t fake at all.
LOL, keep telling yourself that
I love it, fans on the internet are so gay
“I dont like this record, but its still selling…….I smell a Conspiracy!!!”‘
No, other people just dont agree with you and like the record
STFU
Why do yall keep saying Nikki out sold Kanye. She sold more this week but her total is less than Kanye.
Its miss leadding. and only technically factual.
Week to week, She is outselling Kanye and slowly narrowing the gap between total sales. I do not know why some people will be displeased if Nicki outsell him when they respect each others as artists.
Also for them to act like Nicki is close to Taylor Swift is hilarious. Swift went platinum in a week and is already triple platinum. But it doesn’t really matter.
Taylor Swift is #1 on Billboard THIS WEEK and Nicki Minaj is #2!!! It is what it is…Honestly, CDs sales suck this week. Taylor Swift only sold 52,000 units or so and she is number one. I love the internet but it is slowly killing the music business. This is beyond Nicki Minaj.
Nicki Minaj # 2. Big ups to the lady. although her music is straight shit. Ye’s album was solid but if shit ain’t radio friendly it ain’t gon sell as much. Recovery had radio friendly jingles thats why that shit still sellin. and Lloyd Banks 82000 after nearly two months. That nigga flopped hard. He need to be like 50 and disappear for a minute and maybe niggas will buy his album next time. Banks flopped, the Unit is finished!
Bawse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wut up haterz? lookz like kanye’z album iz gon cross 1 mill 1st bitchez! told ya’ll nickgay minaj-a-tois ain’t got shit on kanye. keep hatin faggotz.
GOOD MUZIK BITCH!
nicki minaj is fuckin hideous lol hide yourself bitch.. her music is worse than her appearance tho
I HEARD NIKKI ALBUM, KANYE ALBUM EM’S ALBUM! IF THIS IS WHAT MUSIC IS COMING TO THEN I DONT WANNA BE A FAN OF HIP HOP ANYMORE! I WANTED TO SEE WHAT ALL THE HYPE WAS ABOUT SO I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT ALL THREE OF THE ALBUMS! I WANT MY FUCKEN MONEY BACK YO! O CANT FORGET I BOUGHT DIDDY ALBUM TOO, AND IT’S BETTER THAN ALL THREE OF THEM! ALL YOU DUMMIES BORN AFTER 1990 ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO WOULD GO BUY SUCH BULLSHIT MUSIC! I REALLY HOPE 2011 IS A BETTER YEAR FOR MUSIC! IT SADDENS ME TO SEE THE THING I LOVE, THE CRAFT OF ARTISTRY BE DISRESPECTED BY NOT ONLY THESE ARTIST, BUT BY YOU YOUNG FOLK THAT DON’T HAVE A CLUE WHAT REAL MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE! YOU DUMMIES THINK THAT SALES DEFINE THE GREATNESS OF THE ARTIST, THE ONLY THING IT DEFINES IS A FAN BASE! I WASTED MY MONEY ON THESE ALBUMS!
Quit cryin
great post man.
keep building.
Um, you know you can preview albums online right? Try doing that before you buy an album next time.
“O CANT FORGET I BOUGHT DIDDY ALBUM TOO, AND IT’S BETTER THAN ALL THREE OF THEM! ALL YOU DUMMIES BORN AFTER 1990 ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO WOULD GO BUY SUCH BULLSHIT MUSIC!”
Clean out your fkn ears! Nicki’s and Puffs albums combined, can’t out out shine Kanye’s. Production AND Lyrics. Go sit down somewhere.
Em and Ye album?? Yu want your money back?? I heard old Em and old Ye on both of these joints.. don’t know what yu heard yo!! BTW.. 80’s baby and I’m all about underground.. But The Recovery Album and Ye’s joint were both 8 out 10 stars in my opinion
get the fuk outta here wit that crap…u just dont kno anything…u are one of the people that believes that the oldies will always be better…grow up bitch nigga….
these sales are wrong.
lol @ Kanye and Eminem’s albums selling. Go cop that Deandre Way if you want some real hip hop.
Soulja boy tell’Em!
Soulja Boi still raps??
chek out the next ude to sign wit Shady records
http://www.myspace.com/cflotentative
damn i gotta take a shit
shit me to well damm
If Banks had dropped this week, he would’ve debuted at number 1 (or 2).. dumb nigga
i always thought LB was good lyrically, just wish he woulda put more emotion into his voice…like X did, or Em. instead, he always sounded like a robot when he rapped…..
shout out to nicki. keep hurting these hatin azz hoes. i bought the album and its decent imo, not the best not the worse…
its seems strange that diddy sold 120 first week and a month after he at 172, make me wonder if bought most of his cds because i haven’t heard anybody bumping that cd
Where are the numbers for Jamie Foxx and Keysha Cole’s albums?
@Nico 3 thez no ignorance at the Youngmoney roaster tel dat to Souljah boy hahaha! C4 comin soon 20 fuckin songs hav bin recorded its the repeat of the C2 tracks YMCMB! Hate ruins fate fagot
Hey Rhymes, what did that have to do with Nico’s question?
if you count US and overseas sales they both probably have went platinum but kanye is outselling her! even if she ends up selling more that will only mean that her gimic was better marketing-wise not that she is a better artist! these young fans have got the game twisted but its up to the older fans that know real music to show and express to them what real music and how its judged cuz ignorance only multiplies if you let it…
who’s lloyd banks?
funny shit homey
Eminem is on the way to have 4x platinum album in 2011. Nobody does that anymore after 2010. No wonder he’s the biggest album seller of the Decade (2010 too) in US.
Kudos to Em for practically owning the year 2010. He earned that shit rightfully so.
I’m just disappointed with Lloyd Bank’s junior solo album. 82k.. really? On a side note, Banks should have threw that extra iTunes track with Em on the retail CD instead. Maybe that would have bumped his numbers just a bit. Just my two cents.
IDK why youre so suprised that Banks went wood…..i mean, GUNIT is not on anymore. period. I actually liked the new 50 album with “mans world” and “crime wave”. I thought that shit went hard man, best album he did in a min….but again, not hot anymore so went wood in sales….
maybe diddy will think twice about shitten on “those white folks ” cause some of “those white folks ” buy albums to.
not to shocked bout it though , when hes got homeboys like officer ricky racist.
– whiteboy from south ATL ,collage park
Ur not from College park, you spelled it wrong. Stop flexing White boy. You wouldn’t last a second on Washington or Godby Rd.
oh yea , call me out then, come on down to dogwood circle then dude. REAL TALK
REAL TALK
i was talking about record sales & racist ricky ross & pull some racist shit too? so u must have a problem wit dj drama too?
real talk , dogwood circle boyz
To ATLSouth:
I think he was meaning that as a metaphor…..like shitting on white folks because he has that old white folk gray hair money, like most of our common billionaire old white men lol
I would buy that wack ass album Pink Friday just to burn it…cuz its TRASH
And I’m sure she would be happy if you did that, cause she would still get paid, lol
i wanna shoot her annoyin face
Damn.. Em is killing them still..
p.s. Recovery is the ONLY Em album that I’ve never bought… I bought every single one from Slim Shady LP, to Marshall Mathers LP to Encore and even Relapse.. but I don’t like this Recovery shit.. Relapse wasn’t good either but at least the production is better.
Recovery>Relapse
In Every Way Possible
Just in case you really want to have every Eminem release, you need to also pick up “Infinity”… His first album ever..
You mean “infinite”? So much for being a true Eminem fan.
Yea Militant is right, its called INFINITE…..but back to Em, what more does dude gotta prove? Not shit to me, dude was poppin hard in high school….im 27 now, and dude still poppin hard!!
I don’t think Infinite was ever released as an album.. I do have a digital copy.
Otherwise I have every single Shady/Aftermath Eminem album released on Interscope including curtain call/re up, eminem show etc etc etc… point is, I don’t like recovery and no I never said relapse was better but the PRODUCTION sure as fuck is.
Also, I never said Em has to prove anything.. I know he’s dope, but everyone hypes this Recovery album so much like it’s his greatest work.. perhaps it’s his most sincere work but far from his greatest. Slim Shady LP to this day remains his greatest album in my eyes. I mean come on.. My Name Is, Guilty Conscience, Brain Damage, If I Had, Bonnie & Clyde, Role Model, Cum on Everybody, Rock Bottom, Just Don’t Give a Fuck, As The World Turns, I’m Shady, Bad Meets Evil with Royce, Still Don’t Give a Fuck > everything on Recovery, Relapse AND Encore combined except maybe toy soldiers and mockingbird.
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Congrats to Bruno Mars For Almost Going Gold, That Single With Damian Marley Is One Of My Favorites From 2010, I Didnt Download Or Buy His CD, But dude is a great artist (I Don’t listen to the radio). And Yeezy’s record was the best of the year, but it proves that real musical genius dosen’t reign over radio play.
Hiphop fan here, but grab that cd, no lie here that album is crazy great mix of different kinds of music on 1 album
yo all this album sale shit is good nd all..but im jus tryna fuc minaj HA HA HA
LMAO
look at all those records weezy sold from rikers! rebirth 700k not a human being 680k.. carter4 800k to 1milli in the first week! taking all bets
taking bets for what that his wacc ass wont go plat that nigga weak get off his dicc you fag
hahahah faggot ass hater ^^^^^ I am not a human bein went gold while he was in prison and went number 1.. the only other person to do that was TUPAC… Carter 4 is going triple plat AGAIN
Hip Hop DX flops once again recoverys sold 3,348,000 million.
You flopped its sold 3,448,000 million you retard.
i knew lloyd banks could do it, congrats man.
Don’t believe Niki sold that much, the record company is buying that shit, he is going to owe the record label alot of money
the whole cash money crew be lying about they numbers the only numbers that sound right to me is wayne thos numbers sound about right
why the fuck would they buy their own albums when pop is the most selling shit these days
@Wtf ain’t nobody buying that wack ass shit, they are lying!!!
Yo Bitch the old made you.Now u turn around and talk ABOUT IT.bITCH ASS HULA CLONE ASS AND TITITS.GET INTO YA FU……HIP HOP AND THINK ABOUT THAT CRAZY SWAGG BITCHASS.
NO.THOSE GREDDYTHEY WANT IT ALL.NO ROOM FOR OTHER NEW RAPPERS AND NEW OLD AND YOUNG RAPPING.JAYZ AND KAYNE SUCK MY DICK.nIGGAS DON’T GIV A FU.. ANY MORE.