New Hip Hop releases are excluded from the coveted top three Billboard spots as Bruce Springsteen, Rascal Flatts, and Matchbox Twenty take those places (respectively).
17-year-old Soulja Boy, no doubt due to the popularity of his single “Crank dat (Soulja Boy)” holds the #4 spot this week. His debut album, Souljaboyttellem.com sold 117k. Following Soulja Boy at #5 is singer J. Holiday whose Back of My ‘Lac album sold 105k in its first week.
Keisha Cole‘s Just Like You dropped four spots to #6 selling 94k (376k total), while Kanye‘s Graduation takes #7 with 92k (1.41M total).
Trey Songz‘s Trey Day Debuted at #11 selling 74k copies, while 50 Cent‘s Curtis lags behind at #17 selling 50k and still short of platinum status (957k total).
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Chamillionaire‘s Ultimate Victory holds the # 48 spot selling 17k this week (124k total). Gorilla Zoe took a deep dive from his #18 debut last week. Welcome to the Zoo dropped to #50 this week selling 16k copies (52k total). Boyz in Da Hood‘s Back Up n da Chevy debuted at #51 selling 16k.
After starting at #10 only three weeks ago, Twista‘s Adrenaline Rush 2007 has dropped to #83. The Chicago rapper sold 11k this week (69k total), while Gucci Mane‘s Trap-a-Thon came in at #105 in its 2nd week selling 7k (20k total). Will.I.Am‘s Songs About Girls debuted 2 weeks ago at #38 and now holds the #107 spot with only 7k sold (28k total).