Album Sales 04/25/08 - Mariah Carey Makes History At #1, Rick Ross Speeds Toward Gold

RayRay · 04-25-2008, 06:59 AM

In this week's Hip-Hop and R&B charts, Mariah Carey has the right formula to top the charts and halt a British invasion, Rick Ross keeps on "speedin'" and Ray J comes up limp.

Mariah Carey has the formula for success down pat. The R&B icon debuts at No. 1 on the charts this week, as her sixth studio album E=MC2 sold 463,000 copies, making it the biggest debuting album Carey has ever produced, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow up to the 2006 The Emancipation of Mimi this marks the sixth No. 1 ranking on Billboard 200 for Carey. The R&B diva is now tied with Madonna and Janet Jackson for the second most No. 1 albums among female artist.

After becoming the first British female solo artist to debut on top of Billboard 200 with her album Spirit, UK import Leona Lewis lands at No. 2 this week. Although, the sultry songstress took a hit in sales with a 54% decrease in sales, her debut has amassed 300, 200 copies in just two weeks.

After six weeks, Def Jam recording artist Rick Ross bows out of the Top 10 to slide to No. 11. Pushing 26,700 copies of Trilla this week, the Boss' sophomore set approached gold status at 443,100.

Diddy's girls Danity Kane sing goodbye to the Top 10 as their sophomore set Welcome to the Dollhouse comes in at No. 14. With a 17% drop in sales the Making the Band starlets sold 23,000 copies this week boosting their sales to 422,300.

Despite suffering a career threatening throat injury, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks continues to climb the charts one spot to No. 16 this week. The self-titled gold debut scanned 22,600 copies, pushing the songstress total is 677,900.

Gnarls Barkley sophomore album Odd Couple climbs seven spots to No. 20 this week, with 19,800 copies sold with a 8% increase in sales. However, after four weeks, the duo is still plagued by the early leak of their set online, as the album has scanned a shockingly low 121, 200 copies.
After debuting with the number one album in the country, MTV Making the Band products, Day 26 drop three spots to No. 21. The soul-singing quintet self-titled debut moved 19,600 copies this week pushing their grand total to 284,600.

The Grammy Award winning Alicia Keys has fallen six spots to No. 30. The piano woman moved 17,100 copies of As I Am this week for a total of 3,400,000 copies in 23 weeks.

Rida still fails to deliver, as his debut Mail on Sunday plunges nine spots to No. 31 this week. After making history with selling over 3 million digital downloads of his infectious single "Low," the Download King's sales have declined by 20%. After five weeks, the set has scanned 185,600 copies.
Ray J couldn't keep up with last week's debut performance. After coming in at No. 7 last week, the new bad boy of R&B plummets 22 spots to No. 35. Experiencing a 65% decrease in sales, Mr. "Sexy Can I" has pushed a disappointing 54,700 copies of his sophomore set All I Feel.
The Queen of Hip-Hop soul, Mary J. Blige continues to make a slow comeback, moving up three spots to No. 36, selling 14,500 copies of Growing Pains. After 18 weeks, Blige's eighth disc has totaled 1,421,900 albums sold.
Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin, keeps sinking coming in at No. 37 this week. The Doggfather's ninth studio album experienced a decrease of 22% in sales. After the six weeks, the set has amassed 278,100, despite boosting the samsh single, "Sensual Seduction".
Teen heartthrob, Chris Brown slips one spot to No. 38 with 14,100 copies of his sophomore set, Exclusive sold this week. After 24 weeks, Rihanna's beau has reached 1,476,400 in sales.
British songstress, Amy Winehouse staggers four spots from No. 35 to No. 39 this week after moving 13,900 copies of her Grammy Award winning album, Back to Black. After 58 weeks on the charts, Winehouse's sales have declined by 13%, but the set is a few copies shy of earning the rehab singer a double-platinum plaque, as the album stands at 1,893,400 scanned.

Keyshia Cole is up two spots to No. 40 this week, with 13,800 copies of her sophomore album Just Like You scanned. The California beauty experienced a 6% increase in sales for a grand total of 1,345,000 in sales.

Trina continues to slip-n-slide down the charts as her fourth studio album Still Da Baddest drops fourteen spots to No. 42 this week. The Diamond Princess set has experienced a 28% decrease, moving only 13,200 copies for a total of 78,200.

Next week look for Tiffany Evans, Raven Symone, and Prodigy to make an appearance on the charts.

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RayRay Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,561 Repped: 76 Repped 6,133 Times in 1,056 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	04/25/08 - Mariah Carey Makes History At #1, Rick Ross Speeds Toward Gold 04/25/08 - Mariah Carey Makes History At #1, Rick Ross Speeds Toward Gold In this week's Hip-Hop and R&B charts, Mariah Carey has the right formula to top the charts and halt a British invasion, Rick Ross keeps on "speedin'" and Ray J comes up limp. Mariah Carey has the formula for success down pat. The R&B icon debuts at No. 1 on the charts this week, as her sixth studio album E=MC2 sold 463,000 copies, making it the biggest debuting album Carey has ever produced, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow up to the 2006 The Emancipation of Mimi this marks the sixth No. 1 ranking on Billboard 200 for Carey. The R&B diva is now tied with Madonna and Janet Jackson for the second most No. 1 albums among female artist. After becoming the first British female solo artist to debut on top of Billboard 200 with her album Spirit, UK import Leona Lewis lands at No. 2 this week. Although, the sultry songstress took a hit in sales with a 54% decrease in sales, her debut has amassed 300, 200 copies in just two weeks. After six weeks, Def Jam recording artist Rick Ross bows out of the Top 10 to slide to No. 11. Pushing 26,700 copies of Trilla this week, the Boss' sophomore set approached gold status at 443,100. Diddy's girls Danity Kane sing goodbye to the Top 10 as their sophomore set Welcome to the Dollhouse comes in at No. 14. With a 17% drop in sales the Making the Band starlets sold 23,000 copies this week boosting their sales to 422,300. Despite suffering a career threatening throat injury, American Idol winner Jordin Sparks continues to climb the charts one spot to No. 16 this week. The self-titled gold debut scanned 22,600 copies, pushing the songstress total is 677,900. Gnarls Barkley sophomore album Odd Couple climbs seven spots to No. 20 this week, with 19,800 copies sold with a 8% increase in sales. However, after four weeks, the duo is still plagued by the early leak of their set online, as the album has scanned a shockingly low 121, 200 copies. After debuting with the number one album in the country, MTV Making the Band products, Day 26 drop three spots to No. 21. The soul-singing quintet self-titled debut moved 19,600 copies this week pushing their grand total to 284,600. The Grammy Award winning Alicia Keys has fallen six spots to No. 30. The piano woman moved 17,100 copies of As I Am this week for a total of 3,400,000 copies in 23 weeks. Rida still fails to deliver, as his debut Mail on Sunday plunges nine spots to No. 31 this week. After making history with selling over 3 million digital downloads of his infectious single "Low," the Download King's sales have declined by 20%. After five weeks, the set has scanned 185,600 copies. Ray J couldn't keep up with last week's debut performance. After coming in at No. 7 last week, the new bad boy of R&B plummets 22 spots to No. 35. Experiencing a 65% decrease in sales, Mr. "Sexy Can I" has pushed a disappointing 54,700 copies of his sophomore set All I Feel. The Queen of Hip-Hop soul, Mary J. Blige continues to make a slow comeback, moving up three spots to No. 36, selling 14,500 copies of Growing Pains. After 18 weeks, Blige's eighth disc has totaled 1,421,900 albums sold. Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin, keeps sinking coming in at No. 37 this week. The Doggfather's ninth studio album experienced a decrease of 22% in sales. After the six weeks, the set has amassed 278,100, despite boosting the samsh single, "Sensual Seduction". Teen heartthrob, Chris Brown slips one spot to No. 38 with 14,100 copies of his sophomore set, Exclusive sold this week. After 24 weeks, Rihanna's beau has reached 1,476,400 in sales. British songstress, Amy Winehouse staggers four spots from No. 35 to No. 39 this week after moving 13,900 copies of her Grammy Award winning album, Back to Black. After 58 weeks on the charts, Winehouse's sales have declined by 13%, but the set is a few copies shy of earning the rehab singer a double-platinum plaque, as the album stands at 1,893,400 scanned. Keyshia Cole is up two spots to No. 40 this week, with 13,800 copies of her sophomore album Just Like You scanned. The California beauty experienced a 6% increase in sales for a grand total of 1,345,000 in sales. Trina continues to slip-n-slide down the charts as her fourth studio album Still Da Baddest drops fourteen spots to No. 42 this week. The Diamond Princess set has experienced a 28% decrease, moving only 13,200 copies for a total of 78,200. Next week look for Tiffany Evans, Raven Symone, and Prodigy to make an appearance on the charts.