R&B ran things for urban music this past week, just as 2008 saw many weeks before Tha Carter III arrived. In their 25th year, Metallica assumed the top spot again, with their Death Magnetic, selling over 335,000 units in its second work on the charts. Ne-Yo’s Year of the Gentleman held the #3 place with a strong second week in stores. One of Ne-Yo’s crooning forefathers, Joe, returned with his newest album, also cracking the Top 10, with a #8 showing
Young Jeezy still snuggled his way into the Top 10, with his Recession taking the #9 spot, with a chance of going gold this week. The Game returned in a major way this week. His LAX bypassed recent releases from LL Cool J and Nelly, but still sold just over 6,000 units less than Lil Wayne who still remains a force to be reckoned with in his third edition of Tha Carter.
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Artist……………………Album………………..This Week………………..Total
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Ne-Yo………Year Of The Gentleman……….82,614………………..333,215
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Joe………….Joe Thomas New Man…………54,135…………………54,243
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Young Jeezy………Recession………………..40,479………………..450,863
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Lil Wayne………..Tha Carter III…………….35,556…………………2,448,665
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The Game……………..LAX……………………..29,241…………………447,877
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……………….Other Notables
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Artist……………………..Album………………..This Week………………..Total
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Nelly…………………Brass Knuckles …………..25,559………………..109,564
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DJ Khaled……………..We Global……………..18,054………………….67,627
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Raphael Saadiq…..The Way I See It……….12,264………………..35,887
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Z-Ro………………………..Crack…………………10,465………………..10,517
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B.G. & Chopper City Boyz…..Life In The Concrete Jungle……..3,220…….8,478
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Can T.I. get a position fit for a King? Will Big Kuntry go with him on Grand Hustle’s double-release day. Does underground Hip Hop stand with Heltah Skeltah and Termanology coming? Moreover, will Murs convince major labels that the DIY artist can compete with the ringtone rapper? And will Large Professor get his due return to the charts? A busy week will reflect this next week on the charts…
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