Fabolous [click to read] took the #1 spot this week, reclaiming Rap to the pinnacle of the Top 200 for the first time since Black Eyed Peas [click to read]. Loso’s Way [click to read]. The effort beat out #2 Daughtry by a margin of over 35,000. Maxwell’s Black Summer’s Night remained at #3 in its third week, still scanning making its motions towards platinum.
The Black Eyed Peas popped back into the Top 5 for the first time with The E.N.D. [click to read]. After a month on charts, the smash album appears as though it’s on its way to platinum before school’s in. Eminem‘s Relapse [click to read] fell to #13. The Aftermath effort is still promised to be the first, as 50 Cent‘s Before I Self Destruct and Dr. Dre‘s Detox are on deck respectively.
Jeremih closed out the Top 25 with his surprise, self-titled seller, backed by “Birthday Sex.”
* please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandeth.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 1 | Fabolous | Loso’s Way |
99,000 | 99,000 |
| 3 | Maxwell | Black Summer’s Night |
55,000 | 550,000 |
| 5 | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. | 49,000 | 828,000 |
| 13 | Eminem | Relapse | 24,000 | 1,319,000 |
| 25 | Jeremih | Jeremih | 15,000 | 138,000 |
Twista [click to read]. Category F5 [click to read] fell from Top 20 to Top 30. The effort’s digital release on iTunes, includes a Kanye West-produced and featuring bonus song [“Alright” [click to listen]], in addition to a large reunion with longtime production partner The Legendary Traxster.
T.I. [click to read] appears one or two weeks away of double-platinum status of his acclaimed 2008 album Paper Trail [click to read]. Meanwhile, Ace Hood [click to read] may leave the Top 200 before scanning 40,000 units of his sophomore Ruthless.
Jadakiss [click to read] heads towards 320,000 units sold of his The Last Kiss [click to read], while longtime peer Busta Rhymes [click to read] likely closes out his chart appearance with the panned Back On My B.S. [click to read].
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 30 | Twista | Category F5 |
13,000 | 77,000 |
| 115 | T.I. | Paper Trail | 3,600 | 1,993,000 |
| 163 | Ace Hood | Ruthless |
2,800 | 37,000 |
| 176 | Jadakiss | The Last Kiss | 2,600 | 315,000 |
| 198 | Busta Rhymes | Back On My B.S. |
2,300 | 122,000 |
# – as posted in Soundscan listing, despite not appearing to be an accurate overall sales tally.
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