R&B 200

RIHANNA 180890 … 181442 debut
JACKSON*MICHAEL 108121 … 890381 13
50 CENT 65783 … 227027 -59
BLACK EYED PEAS 53517 … 1440895 72
JAY-Z 36861 … 1337192 26
BIRDMAN 35787 … 36183 debut
BEYONCE 26310 … 2533342 75
HOUSTON*WHITNEY 18143 … 818636 54
JACKSON*JANET 17215 … 54810 -54
FIONA*MELANIE 14905 … 44767 39
SONGZ*TREY 12719 … 342401 10
DRAKE 12316 … 257579 17
MAXWELL 11201 … 884549 32
BOYZ II MEN 10924 … 11785 debut
EMINEM 10686 … 1533184 32
VARIOUS 10196 … 781105 29
STONE*ANGIE 9787 … 9960 debut
WINANS*BEBE & CECE 9637 … 134514 -1
CAREY*MARIAH 9385 … 333488 4
JACKSON 5 8571 … 31173 22
BLAKROC 7435 … 7437 debut
PRINCE 7222 … 396930 debut
KID CUDI 6355 … 215767 6
RAKIM 5879 … 17676 -49
WIZ KHALIFA 5865 … 5909 debut
WALE 5642 … 42677 -35
LIL' WAYNE 5401 … 3302248 23
TURNER*TINA 3931 … 114676 348
TECH N9NE 3845 … 54876 -14
NEW BOYZ 3830 … 47429 49
PRETTY RICKY 3713 … 12716 -59
MICHELE*CHRISETTE 3539 … 338854 15
MARIO 3479 … 72482 -30
PITBULL 3419 … 126970 12
K-JON 3411 … 128329 18
LETOYA 3259 … 99381 2
JEREMIH 3123 … 246936 12
LIL BOOSIE 3094 … 112918 4
AKON 2982 … 716450 102
MARY MARY 2862 … 342818 24
MCKNIGHT*BRIAN 2793 … 43331 -18
VARIOUS 2773 … 16060 -11
INDIA.ARIE 2744 … 287984 235
JACKSON*MICHAEL 2668 … 68671 42
AMERIE 2660 … 24921 -29
STONE*JOSS 2573 … 51500 -34
FABOLOUS 2559 … 276419 -3
T.I. 2384 … 2037418 17
BEYONCE 2372 … 95382 27
FELT 2331 … 9357 -67
WILSON*CHARLIE 2322 … 277960 11
HAMILTON*ANTHONY 2289 … 472000 11
LEDISI 2257 … 87173 8
RAEKWON 2244 … 139088 0
LESLIE*RYAN 2214 … 23401 -37
HILSON*KERI 2186 … 481109 7
WHISPERS 2096 … 10841 12
ROSS*RICK 1843 … 401103 63
SILKY SOUL MUSIC 1827 … 30903 -15
LIL WAYNE 1821 … 1823 debut
TRIPLE C'S 1747 … 24657 -20
ULTIMATE MOTOWN 1731 … 4335 72
CHARLES*RAY 1689 … 78613 210
SEAL 1645 … 499251 26
NE-YO 1587 … 1116633 16
EDMONDS*KEVON 1579 … 19715 1
SOUNDTRACK 1526 … 26664 -1
TWISTA 1503 … 147220 4
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINME 1483 … 1510 debut
YOUNG JEEZY 1420 … 903698 6
COLE*KEYSHIA 1419 … 958997 7
Z-RO 1347 … 9993 -8
FOXX*JAMIE 1346 … 1057401 27
J. HOLIDAY 1346 … 132039 162
JACKSON 5 1302 … 5039 -28
THE-DREAM 1302 … 470449 7
AVANT 1253 … 152112 164
SOULJA BOY TELL'EM 1239 … 337751 30
PLEASURE P 1203 … 122187 1
J MOSS 1198 … 28889 14
PAUL*SEAN 1183 … 74354 13
WEST*KANYE 1183 … 1612319 6
JOE 1177 … 4578 118
CADILLAC RECORDS 1147 … 154282 11
DJ DRAMA WYCLEF JEAN 1146 … 6193 -33
DORROUGH 1128 … 52933 2
JOE 1125 … 123119 -1
GHOSTFACE KILLAH 1110 … 43618 -24
SAADIQ*RAPHAEL 1108 … 243786 9
IZIBOR*LAURA 1097 … 76594 12
JADAKISS 1080 … 342132 9
SULLIVAN*JAZMINE 1018 … 488857 10
FLO RIDA 1015 … 241030 19
LEGEND*JOHN 1005 … 655076 20
HUDSON*JENNIFER 981 … 778980 18
LUDACRIS 890 … 659757 18
GUCCI MANE 881 … 69214 21
JACKSON*MICHAEL 873 … 8730 5
METHOD MAN/REDMAN 853 … 160375 5
MOS DEF 850 … 112574 9
SAPP*MARVIN 849 … 620633 -2
ROBINSON*SMOKEY 840 … 27674 86
MCCLURKIN*DONNIE 836 … 74290 22
TRIN-I-TEE 5:7 823 … 1823 62
DAPTONE GOLD 805 … 2071 -36
NORFUL*SMOKIE 786 … 54571 6
HAWTHORNE*MAYER 781 … 18187 -13
ADAMS*YOLANDA 777 … 36040 9
DOOM 768 … 3658 -31
SOUNDTRACK 768 … 1594 248
MACK 10 764 … 15955 -2
JACKSON*MICHAEL 749 … 45747 34
ROYCE DA 5'9 745 … 10717 -10
WOW GOSPEL 745 … 78314 16
MUSIQ SOULCHILD 745 … 353032 6
YING YANG TWINS 741 … 1940 7
ROTH*ASHER 726 … 178248 20
DOWNING*WILL 713 … 64778 -4
JAY-Z 706 … 30673 28
TURNER*TINA 704 … 7362 -4
GINUWINE 699 … 121378 -12
DJ DRAMA 694 … 89734 37
JACKSONS 686 … 25612 25
MESSY MARV 682 … 1674 -31
BROTHER ALI 678 … 20643 -15
GAME 672 … 728418 3
CAREY*MARIAH 652 … 125885 8
SLIM THUG 642 … 120797 6
MARIE*TEENA 637 … 63608 9
GORILLA ZOE 635 … 134660 0
HOUSTON*MARQUES 628 … 19716 11
PLIES 625 … 372115 12
SLAUGHTERHOUSE 624 … 44785 -1
BENSON*GEORGE 618 … 22745 12
THICKE*ROBIN 607 … 440654 21
TOTAL CLUB HITS 604 … 47705 -5
JAMES*BONEY 581 … 66114 -6
TRICK DADDY 576 … 28937 -9
WU-TANG 566 … 2892 -33
VARIOUS ORIGINAL 566 … 13578 31
JACKA & BERNER 561 … 1839 -51
MCCLURKIN*DONNIE 559 … 6167 0
TECH N9NE COLLABOS 554 … 69132 -3
CIARA 552 … 181492 1
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 542 … 9261 -2
FORTUNE*JAMES 529 … 66297 -6
HALL*DARYL & OATES 526 … 9594 4
PLAYAZ CIRCLE 515 … 19467 2
VARIOUS ORIGINAL 505 … 3064 5
SPM 504 … 76857 12
LESLIE*RYAN 499 … 113285 2
T-PAIN 498 … 561078 24
OJ DA JUICEMAN 492 … 46345 6
SOLANGE 480 … 170472 1
VARIOUS ORIGINAL 479 … 9887 1
EARTH WIND & FIRE 476 … 31175 21
K'NAAN 476 … 62310 27
VARIOUS 474 … 12827 69
BENET*ERIC 471 … 219965 23
DAY26 470 … 232937 11
UGK 459 … 187957 -4
DJ KHALED & E-CLASS 458 … 6980 -8
VANDROSS*LUTHER 452 … 14608 9
OL' DIRTY BASTARD 451 … 1014 -13
CAM'RON 428 … 103337 -5
BUDDEN*JOE 418 … 8655 1
OLDIES BUT GOODIES 405 … 1078 32
RANGERS 403 … 2114 -19
VARIOUS 403 … 122632 37
NOTORIOUS 398 … 155506 68
PLIES 394 … 596736 -2
SOUL LEGENDS 392 … 919 45
DEBARGE*CHICO 391 … 19698 5
JACKSON 5*THE 390 … 27891 10
MOTOWN 50 FANTHOLOGY 389 … 12624 25
N'DAMBI 387 … 6281 -7
Q-TIP 386 … 15076 12
FAT JOE 385 … 16349 -13
FRANKLIN*KIRK 384 … 334629 24
ROBERSON*ERIC 383 … 7379 1
KRS-ONE & BUCKSHOT 383 … 20224 -17
ACE HOOD 380 … 51230 18
BMC BOYZ 374 … 1619 -1
VARIOUS ORIGINAL 370 … 2271 8
LIL WYTE 358 … 16000 1
NDEGEOCELLO*MESHELL 352 … 8194 -40
Z-RO 346 … 69541 18
TECH N9NE 345 … 133523 11
GUCCI MANE 343 … 34599 8
LIL ROB 343 … 7364 33
BUSTA RHYMES 322 … 135887 -4
RICHIE*LIONEL 321 … 82764 4
SWOLLEN MEMBERS 317 … 6746 -42
RICHARDSON*CALVIN 317 … 9141 -18
GIFT OF GAB 315 … 1927 -19
ALL 4 ONE 315 … 5594 122
RIHANNA 313 … 41289 -7
VARIOUS ORIGINAL 312 … 1804 20
LATIFAH*QUEEN 309 … 32854 30
KENNY G 294 … 16745 15

Forgive me please. Iv'e never been into the whole chart thing. Can someone please explain what the 3 sets of #'s mean?
Peace.

metallicjigolo said:

First is this weeks sales
second is Total sales
3rd is percent % from last week

since it wasnt on last weeks chart it is defined as debut

asg said:

Where are you getting these number from?

TwiliteKid said:

From chart related forums

And Target stores must have been giving away copies of Prince’s Lotusflower with the purchase of a new flatscreen because the Purple One’s exclusive three-disc set saw its sales go from 621 copies last week to in excess of 7200 copies this week, landing it back in the Top 200 at Number 129.

asg said:

yeah, the price was like $6 or something.....pretty decent deal he got there with Target

asg said:

?! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?! ?!

poetcorner61 said:

Reason LOtusFlower took off last week was due to 'black friday' purchases.
Target had the entire album prices at $6.00. I'm sure it just sold for the hell of it for a 'gift'...LOL! Surprise! If you consider USA-Targets alone selling 7222 copies isnt that good for selling price of 6.00 for three complete albums. Yikes!

GMAN

Figures lie and liars do figures.

muleFunk said:

JACKSON*MICHAEL 873 … 8730 5 ?

How is it an R and B album only sells 294 copies a week to be on the chart. Amazing how many albums sell less than used to, thanks to digital music and illegal pirating, also considering a lot of chart music is low grade shit aimed at juveniles with rabble like tastes. Rhianna, she gets abused and that makes her popular again, this world is fucked up. And the Black eyed peas, really (They have a combined IQ of 97)

Huggiebear said:

I don't disagree with most of what you said, but Rhianna's popularity had hardly waned when the abuse incident occurred. She was in between album cycles, but recall that the night of the attack, she was supposed to perform in with Chris Brown (a performance that was highlighted in the ads for the ceremony in the week leading up to it).