Hip-Hop Charts:
Amy Winehouse One Ups Alicia Keys, Michael Jackson Misses The Cut On A Technicality
In this week's Hip-Hop and R&B charts, Alicia Keys goes triple platinum but gives way to a surging Amy Winehouse, Mary J. Blige hangs on to her Top 10 spot and Michael Jackson's Thriller 25 fails to crack the Top 200.
British soul export Amy Winehouse managed to do what virtually no else in R&B and hip-hop has for the past 13 weeks - outsell Alicia Keys. Following her Grammy performance and five wins, Winehouse blasted up 22 spots and scanned 115,300 copies of Back to Black, taking the No. 2 spot this week. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Winehouse has sold 1,649,200 copies of her debut disc after 49 weeks.
Alicia Keys may have been edged out by Winehouse, but she maintains her No. 3 spot this week, moving 108,800 units of her third album, As I Am. Keys has also gone triple platinum in just 14 weeks, selling 3,096,500 thus far.
Mary J. Blige remains in the Top 10 but drops two spots to No. 9 this week after pushing 48,600 copies of her eighth album, Growing Pains. After nine weeks, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul has sold 1,225,600 albums.
John Legend rockets up 50 spots to No. 12 this week with his live album, Live From Philadelphia, following his performance on the Grammys as Fergie's piano man. Legend sold 40,400 copies this week for a five-week total of 123,700.
Chris Brown drops one more spot to No. 13 this week with his sophomore album Exclusive, which sold 39,700 copies in the last go-round. After 15 weeks, Brown has moved 1,287,900 units.
Keyshia Cole falls seven spots to No. 18 this week, pushing 37,700 copies of her second album, Just Like You. Twenty-one weeks in, Cole has amassed a total of 1,168,900 albums sold.
Next up is Fergie, who continues to outsell the competition more than a year after the release of her debut solo album. The Black Eyed Pea singer and solo artist scanned 29,300 copies of The Dutchess this week for a 74-week total of 3,449,900 albums sold.
Fresh off her performance on the Grammys, Rihanna climbs 11 spots this week to land at No. 35, selling 26,900 copies of her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. After 37 weeks, Rihanna's totals stand at 1,060,300.
The Grammys were also good to Kanye West, whose poignant performance and multiple wins helped him climb 24 spots to No. 40 and move 22,600 units this week. After 23 weeks, the Louis Vuitton Don has gone double platinum with totals of 2,005,800.
Lupe Fiasco's The Cool also surges this week, climbing 12 spots to No. 42 and selling 22,600 discs. After nine weeks, the Chi-town rapper has sold 339,400 copies.
Def Jam hitmaker The-Dream falls 11 spots to No. 46 with his debut album Love/Hate, which sold 21,000 copies in the last cycle. The-Dream now has a 10-week total of 226,100 albums sold.
Rounding out the Top 50 is R&B crooner Jaheim, who slides 11 spots to No. 48 this week with his latest disc, The Makings of A Man. After nine weeks, Jaheim's sales totals stand at 369,100.
Unfortunately, Michael Jackson's Thriller 25 wasn't invited to the party. The anniversary release sold 166,000 copies in its first week out and was technically this week's second-biggest seller, but was not eligible for inclusion among new releases, because Billboard considers it a catalog release (this despite the 2008 remixes and newly included DVD).
Past Hip-Hop Charts
- 05-15-2008: Rick Ross Reaches Gold, Mariah Carey Clings To Top 5 Spot, Lyfe Jennings Snuffed Out
- 05-08-2008: Mariah Carey Plays Second Fiddle, Lyfe Jennings Joins The Top 5, Lil' Mama Needs To Speak Up
- 05-01-2008: Mariah Carey's Formula Still Adds Up To No. 1, Prodigy Drops A Dud, Flo Rida On The Rise
- 04-24-2008: Mariah Carey Makes History At #1, Rick Ross Speeds Toward Gold, Ray J Suffers A Letdown
- 04-17-2008: Ray J Comes Up Short, Rick Ross Still Boss, Trina Goes From Bad To Worst
- 04-10-2008: Trina & Rick Ross Boss Up The Top 10, Day 26 Battles Danity Kane







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