Lil Wayne continues his stronghold on the charts selling 124,600 copies of Tha Carter III this week putting him about 200,000 units away from double platinum. Rihanna‘s re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad climbs up yet another spot to #8 selling 47,100 copies. Following up right behind Rihanna is G-Unit at #9. Terminate On Sight sold 36,300 copies this week. Usher‘s Here I Stand comes in at #11 with 33,200 sold, while Three Six Mafia‘s Last To Walk rounds out the Top 5 Hip Hop/ R&B artists at #16 with just under 24,400 sold.
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Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
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| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 1 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter 3 | 124,676 | 1,806,562 |
| 8 | Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad | 47,117 | 1,441,305 |
| 9 | G-Unit | Terminate On Sight | 36,348 | 138,150 |
| 11 | Usher | Here I Stand | 33,253 | 880,570 |
| 16 | Three Six Mafia | Last 2 Walk | 24,391 | 138,404 |
Sales slow down as Plies drops to #17 this week. Definition of Real sold 24,000 copies. Tech N9ne takes a large drop from #12 to #34 with Killer selling 13,400 units. Rick Ross‘ Trilla holds the #52 spot with 10,000 sold. Jim Jones & The Bryd Gang take a staggering fall on the charts from #29 last week to #110 this week. Their M.O.B album sold 6,200 units. Killer Mike‘s newest effort, dubbed a “classic” by Mike himself, entered the charts at #178 this week with 3,500 copies sold.
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Other Notables
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 17 | Plies | Definition of Real | 24,063 | 380,267 |
| 34 | Tech N9ne | Killer | 13,421 | 49,665 |
| 52 | Rick Ross | Trilla | 10,077 | 619,908 |
| 110 | Jim Jones & The Byrd Gang | M.O.B | 6,287 | 23,545 |
| 178 | Killer Mike | I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind Pt 2 | 3,566 | 3,571 |
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Will David Banner see success on the charts? Will Nas‘ controversial new album live up to its hype? Stay tuned as DX brings the play by play.
