Still a slow week for Hip Hop as Lil Wayne remains at the #5 spot this week with 67,100 sold. Tha Carter 3 was beat out by releases from the Mama Mia soundtrack, Miley Cyrus, Sugarland, and Kid Rock, respectively.
R&B crooner Lloyd‘s latest effort, Lessons in Love, driven by its lead single “Girls Around the World” featuring Lil Wayne, debuted at #7 this week selling 51,000 copies in its first week. Rihanna‘s re-release of Good Girl Gone Bad continues to climb the charts from #12 to #9 this week, selling 43,800 copies. Nas takes a drop from #10 to #17 with his controversial untitled album selling 24,900, while Usher rounds out the top 5 for Hip Hop and R&B with 15,500 copies sold. Here I Stand is now inching towards that coveted platinum plaque.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
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| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 5 | Lil Wayne | Tha Carter 3 | 67,138 | 2,143,098 |
| 7 | Lloyd | Lessons in Love | 51,049 | 51,284 |
| 9 | Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad | 43,865 | 1,594,437 |
| 17 | Nas | untitled | 24,970 | 316,350 |
| 31 | Usher | Here I Stand | 15,538 | 964,062 |
Plies‘ Definition of Real remains in the top 40 at #38, selling 13,200 copies this week. David Banner follows up right behind Plies selling only 51 copies less than him, and earning the #39 spot with Greatest Story Ever Told. Three 6 Mafia‘s Last 2 Walk landed the #43 spot with 12,400 sold, while Clipse‘s Re-Up Gang debuts at #55. Their self-titled album sold 9,700 in its first week. Also debuting a new effort this week is Nappy Roots at #73, with Humdinger selling 7,700 copies.
Other Notables
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| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Total |
| 38 | Plies | Definition of Real | 13,290 | 446,882 |
| 39 | David Banner | Greatest Story Ever Told | 13,249 | 101,632 |
| 43 | Three 6 Mafia | Last 2 Walk | 12,420 | 196,954 |
| 55 | Clipse Presents The Re-up Gang | Re-Up Gang | 9,774 | 9,858 |
| 73 | Nappy Roots | Humdinger | 7,708 | 7,722 |
Will August heat up on the charts with new albums on the horizon from heavy-hitters like The Game and Ice Cube? Stay tuned as DX brings the play by play.
