Coutesy of soundscan:
R&B Albums this week (May30)

Top 200 R&B Soundscan Chart:

CAM'RON 42923 … 43097 debut
MICHELE*CHRISETTE 29326 … 113107 -65
ROSS*RICK 26487 … 270467 -24
CIARA 26053 … 107278 -68
WALL*PAUL 21647 … 21709 debut
HILSON*KERI 20920 … 279648 -5
BEYONCE 17306 … 2172988 -24
FOXX*JAMIE 15347 … 920669 -23
GUCCI MANE 14664 … 17089 505
SEAL 14115 … 420857 -31
JADAKISS 12525 … 258652 -21
FLO RIDA 11735 … 161080 -5
THE-DREAM 10693 … 369681 -14
ROTH*ASHER 9988 … 112073 -26
DAY26 8994 … 192385 -31
WEST*KANYE 8941 … 1526047 -1
PRINCE 8768 … 324912 -58
T.I. 8617 … 1931916 -14
SOULJA BOY TELL'EM 8547 … 243183 -1
COLE*KEYSHIA 6684 … 870265 -8
LIL' WAYNE 6644 … 3150283 -6
AKON 5958 … 634279 -12
MARY MARY 5900 … 239469 -18
WILSON*CHARLIE 5518 … 179218 -23
JONES*MIKE 5506 … 39385 -39
NE-YO 5286 … 1049186 -15
UGK 5185 … 148876 -22
HAMILTON*ANTHONY 5018 … 369243 -23
INDIA.ARIE 4994 … 231473 -34
HUDSON*JENNIFER 4919 … 731212 -26
TECH N9NE COLLABOS 4810 … 33816 -36
GORILLA ZOE 4371 … 91413 -9
MUSIQ SOULCHILD 4247 … 304714 -14

linus4000 said:

Who cares what they are?

I got my copy that's all that matters

selling music: how peculiar.

who was the first to make that mistake?

xtraterrestrials said:

Oh don't try to get all artsy fartsy about it like Prince. It's their livelihood. Musicians have been paid for their services for centuries. Why sell paintings? Why sell a movie? Why sell a TV show? Why sell anything?

Billboard 200:

Prince at # 55 this week

TW RK Artist Title TW Sales % CHG RTD Sales
1 GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN 214828 999 214852
2 HANNAH MONTANA HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK 68073 -17 894085
3 CAM'RON CRIME PAYS 42923 999 43097
4 LADY GAGA FAME 41418 0 857070
5 RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE 32567 -44 669454
6 DYLAN*BOB TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE 30665 -40 207278
7 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 30323 -25 3219866
8 MICHELE*CHRISETTE EPIPHANY 29326 -65 113107
9 ROSS*RICK DEEPER THAN RAP 26487 -24 270467
10 CIARA FANTASY RIDE 26053 -68 107278
11 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 25220 -21 1969485
12 VARIOUS NOW 30 24541 -16 500478
13 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 23896 -15 1934205
14 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 22877 -4 695766
15 WALL*PAUL FAST LIFE 21647 999 21709
16 HILSON*KERI IN A PERFECT WORLD... 20920 -5 279648
17 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 20392 -7 510745
18 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 20366 -18 241101
19 EARLE*STEVE TOWNES 17839 999 18168
20 CLARKSON*KELLY ALL I EVER WANTED 17509 -25 567745
21 BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 17306 -24 2172988
22 FOXX*JAMIE INTUITION 15347 -23 920669
23 GUCCI MANE MURDER WAS THE CASE 14664 505 17089
24 P!NK FUNHOUSE 14627 -14 1064831
25 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 14617 -18 1593911
26 URBAN*KEITH DEFYING GRAVITY 14361 -36 349014
27 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 14168 -7 511701
28 SEAL SOUL 14115 -31 420857
29 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 13757 -1 461302
30 PLAYING FOR CHANGE SONGS AROUND THE WORLD 13432 -45 64162
31 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 13408 -18 1170207
32 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 12630 -28 642245
33 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 12604 -34 2852054
34 JADAKISS LAST KISS 12525 -21 258652
35 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 12206 -15 569512
36 FLO RIDA R.O.O.T.S. (ROOT OF OVERCOMING 11735 -5 161080
37 KRALL*DIANA QUIET NIGHTS 11714 -46 254103
38 HARPER*BEN/RELENTLESS7 WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES 11122 -68 45627
39 PARACHUTE LOSING SLEEP 10965 10968
40 THE-DREAM LOVE VS. MONEY 10693 -14 369681
41 FRAY*THE FRAY 10600 -18 535198
42 U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON 10573 -29 892869
43 YUSUF ROADSINGER 10563 -23 24412
44 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD SWAN SONGS 10236 -7 380099
45 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 10212 -15 4128608
46 ROTH*ASHER ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE 9988 -26 112073
47 ADELE 19 9919 -14 643364
48 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 9557 -12 437879
49 3OH!3 WANT 9506 -2 209423
50 CRYSTAL METHOD DIVIDED BY NIGHT 9350 999 9405
51 DEVIL WEARS PRADA WITH ROOTS ABOVE & BRANCHES BE 9348 -70 40486
52 DAY26 FOREVER IN A DAY 8994 -31 192385
53 WEST*KANYE 808S & HEARTBREAK 8941 -1 1526047
54 PERRY*KATY ONE OF THE BOYS 8907 24 1008099
55 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 8768 -58 324912
56 DEPECHE MODE SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE 8623 -39 125119
57 T.I. PAPER TRAIL 8617 -14 1931916
58 STAR TREK SOUNDTRACK 8572 -29 20598
59 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM ISOULJABOYTELLEM 8547 -1 243183
60 JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 8012 -8 803033
61 COOK*DAVID DAVID COOK 7926 -34 1133859
62 BETTER THAN EZRA PAPER EMPIRE 7911 999 7927
63 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON 7879 -13 83543
64 LONELY ISLAND INCREDIBAD 7517 20 171829
65 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 7453 -15 2461387
66 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 7226 -38 4444234
67 SPEARS*BRITNEY CIRCUS 7123 -21 1540989
68 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 6996 -14 2948080
69 UTADA THIS IS THE ONE 6915 999 12435
70 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ! 6689 -10 104846
71 COLE*KEYSHIA DIFFERENT ME 6684 -8 870265
72 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER III 6644 -6 3150283
73 TALKING HEADS SAME AS IT EVER WAS (STARBUCKS 6527 6527
74 YAMIN*ELLIOTT FIGHT FOR LOVE 6514 -67 26542
75 NEWSBOYS IN THE HANDS OF GOD 6492 -66 8103
76 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX 6453 929 15556
77 SEETHER FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPA 6245 -10 731293
78 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN 6236 -15 403552
79 RASCAL FLATTS VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 6210 -31 642243
80 HEAVEN & HELL DEVIL YOU KNOW 6199 -37 46653
81 AKON FREEDOM 5958 -12 634279
82 MARY MARY SOUND, THE 5900 -18 239469
83 WILSON*CHARLIE UNCLE CHARLIE 5518 -23 179218
84 JONES*MIKE VOICE 5506 -39 39385
85 VARIOUS ARTISTS SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (MUSIC FRO 5420 -23 315596
86 POTTS*PAUL PASSIONE 5417 -67 22028
87 CHESNEY*KENNY LUCKY OLD SUN 5371 -26 696254
88 NE-YO YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 5286 -15 1049186
89 BOTTI*CHRIS CHRIS BOTTI LIVE IN BOSTON 5190 -42 90142
90 UGK UGK 4 LIFE 5185 -22 148876
91 LACUNA COIL SHALLOW LIFE 5145 -16 40812
92 HAMILTON*ANTHONY POINT OF IT ALL 5018 -23 369243
93 INDIA.ARIE VOL. 2-TESTIMONY: LOVE & POLIT 4994 -34 231473
94 OBERST*CONOR & THE MYSTIC VALL OUTER SOUTH 4926 -65 19287
95 AIDEN KNIVES 4923 999 4951
96 HUDSON*JENNIFER JENNIFER HUDSON 4919 -26 731212
97 MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK 4907 -40 1676199
98 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 4889 -11 1001778
99 TECH N9NE COLLABOS SICKOLOGY 101 4810 -36 33816
100 METALLICA DEATH MAGNETIC 4791 -15 1761977

xtraterrestrials said:

Ahhhh... Hey P. Much Love.