Mary J. Blige has finally ended Josh Grobans reign at the top. While Grobans Christmas album Noel sank to #3, Mary Js Growing Pains took over the #1 spot moving 204,258 units, bringing her two-week total to 835,426.
Meanwhile Alicia Keys As I Am kept on rolling, claiming the #2 spot with 193,211 this week (2,543,224 overall).
To find the top hip-hop album you have to look all the way down to #14, where Lupe Fiasco moved up one spot this week. The critically acclaimed The Cool scanned 54,398, bringing the Chi-Town MC to just under 200k in two weeks.
Both Wu-Tang Clan and Ghostface continue to put up disappointing numbers. 8 Diagrams sinks all the way down to #77 overall with 19,798 this week (120,981), while Big Doe Rehab plummets to #160 with just 8,414 (70,320 overall).
Timbalands Shock Value finally reached platinum status this week, holding down the #55 spot, while Styles P rounded out the Top 200 with Super Gangster scanning 7,050 (56,865 overall).
