Friday 27 June 2008

Rap Chart Movement: Lil Wayne Still Reigns, Carter III Moves 300K Copies In It's Second Week

For the second week in a row, Lil Wayne remains at the top of Billboard's 'Top Rap Albums Chart'.
Tha Carter III scanned 308,500 discs this week, pushing it's total to 1,316,200 copies.
Florida rapper Plies holds on to the No. 2 spot.  Definition Of Real moves 67,600 CDs this week. After two weeks, the album has sold a total of 282,500 copies.
Houston's TMI Boyz move five steps up to No. 3. Grindin' For A Purpose cashes out 18,000 copies this week.  After 3 weeks, the album has sold a total of 27,500 units.
Young Jeezy affiliate Blood Raw enters the charts at No.4 with his debut album titled My Life: True Testimony. The album scans 17,400 copies in its opening week.
Also making his first appearance on the charts is 2 Pistols at No. 5 with his debut album Death Before Dishonor.  The set shifts 15,700 copies in its first week on the charts.
Total Club Hits drops two slots to No. 6.  The set shelved off 13,800 discs this week.  So far, the set has sold 33,800 copies.
Posted at No. 7 are The Flobots.  Fight With Tools ringed out 13,700 copie



s this week, pushing the album's total to 122,000.
Right behind them is Bun B at No. 8.  II Trill pushed 13,300 discs this week, bringing the album's total to 195,800.
Chilling at No. 9 is Rick Ross.  Trilla, which has sold 588,700 copies since its March debut, gets scooped up by 11,200 folks this week.
Rap/reggaton duo Wisin Y Yandel wraps things up at No. 10. Los Extraterr bags up 8,400 copies this week.  So far, the album has sold 290,600 units.