LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 LIL WAYNE UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 969,235 --
THA CARTER III
-- 2 PLIES SLIP-N-SLIDE 208,772 --
DEFINITION OF REAL
2 3 NOW 28 CAPITOL 130,579 -29%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 4 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 102,348 -27%
HERE I STAND
1 5 DISTURBED REPRISE 100,109 -60%
INDESTRUCTIBLE
5 6 JOURNEY FRONTIERS 94,648 -12%
REVELATION
-- 7 N.E.R.D. INTERSCOPE 81,767 --
SEEING SOUNDS
-- 8 ALANIS MORISSETTE MAVERICK/REPRISE 70,239 --
FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT
-- 9 MY MORNING JACKET ATO 43,360 --
EVIL URGES
4 10 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 40,691 -69%
WEEZER (RED ALBUM)
9 11 3 DOORS DOWN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 37,821 -21%
3 DOORS DOWN
16 12 FRANK SINATRA REPRISE 35,520 +21%
NOTHING BUT THE BEST
7 13 SEX & THE CITY NEW LINE 34,622 -41%
SOUNDTRACK
12 14 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 33,112 0%
SPIRIT
14 15 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 30,147 0%
TAYLOR SWIFT
17 16 DUFFY MERCURY 30,042 +3%
ROCKFERRY
6 17 ASHANTI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 29,747 -67%
DECLARATION
18 18 TOBY KEITH UME/SHOW DOG 29,220 +17%
35 BIGGEST HITS
22 19 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 28,482 +27%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
11 20 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 28,047 -21%
E=MC2
-- 21 MONTGOMERY GENTRY SBMG NASHVILLE 26,853 --
BACK WHEN I KNEW IT ALL
-- 22 EMMYLOU HARRIS NONESUCH 26,254 --
ALL I INTENDED TO BE
10 23 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 24,202 -37%
EXCLUSIVE
21 24 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ATLANTIC 22,737 -3%
NARROW STAIRS
-- 25 JAKOB DYLAN COLUMBIA 22,290 --
SEEING THINGS
-- 26 TOTAL CLUB HITS THRIVE 22,131 --
THRIVEMIX (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
25 27 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 22,078 +14%
HOME BEFORE DARK
19 28 BUN B RAP-A-LOT/ATLANTIC 21,815 -10%
II TRILL
8 29 JEWEL BIG MACHINE 21,661 -56%
PERFECTLY CLEAR
-- 30 ICARLY NICKELODOEN 20,240 --
MUSIC FROM & INSPIRED BY THE HIT
23 31 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 19,523 -13%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
35 32 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 18,755 +36%
SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC
29 33 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 18,488 +14%
CARNIVAL RIDE
47 34 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 18,462 +62%
TROUBADOUR
20 35 NOW CLASSIC ROCK CAPITOL 17,889 -25%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 36 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 17,156 -43%
HARD CANDY
42 37 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,672 +36%
GOOD TIME
27 38 FLOBOTS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 16,477 -5%
FIGHT WITH TOOLS
45 39 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 16,140 +36%
JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES
26 40 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 15,739 -9%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
28 41 JULIANNE HOUGH MERCURY NASHVILLE 15,608 -8%
JULIANNE HOUGH
36 42 AL GREEN BLUE NOTE/BNLG 15,454 +12%
LAY IT DOWN
-- 43 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 15,404 --
ULTIMATE HITS
38 44 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 15,028 +17%
TRILLA
34 45 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,765 +4%
COCO
41 46 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD EPIC 14,681 +19%
POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE
40 47 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 14,482 +16%
ENJOY THE RIDE
31 48 JUNO RHINO 14,429 -7%
SOUNDTRACK
24 49 DISNEYMANIA 6 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 14,332 -30%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
48 50 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 13,822 +25%
5TH GEAR

WAYNE’S WORLD

Weezy does it. Mixtape master Lil Wayne proves to be Cash Money as the N’awlins rapper lives up to his boasts by nailing the highest-selling debut in over three years with the Universal Motown album Tha Carter III bows at #1 with a staggering 969k in sales...

As with every genre at some point, its scary the shit that sells more. Possibly the worst rapper out there sells this much, pretty bad. I can guarantee that half of these sales are from white girls from the south, who think they are black because they say "thats gangsta" to their white boyfriends who also think they are black.

Good LORD @ Wayne's opening sales

Excuse me if I am so underwhelmed by Lil' Wayne's overwhelming sales records. At least I could see a reasonable argument for Kanye or 50 Cent to sell that many in the opening week, but Lil' Wayne isn't nearly as either of them or even T.I. I don't understand his appeal at all.

And I don't get the whole thing with Plies either. His delivery is one droning monotone that gets irritating really quickly.

Seriously, Wayne is worth a chuckle or two, but what's the big deal?

une 17, 2008, 7:30 PM ET
Geoff Mayfield, L.A.

With "Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne becomes the first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more than 1 million copies of an album in a single week, according to chart reports that will be issued tomorrow morning (June 18) by Nielsen SoundScan.

In its first week on the market, "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) sells just over 1 million units. The last album to top that milestone was 50 Cent's "The Massacre" in March 2005.

No album in 2006 sold as many as 800,000 copies in a single frame, and the largest sales week since "The Massacre" belonged to Kanye West's "Graduation," which netted an opener of 957,000 copies last year when it hit stores on Sept. 11.

Lil Wayne first appeared on The Billboard 200 in 1999. His previous biggest sales week was a 238,000-unit start for "Tha Carter II" in 2005. That set entered The Billboard 200 at No. 2 while becoming his fourth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

asg said:

The funny thing is that the album will drop like a stone as most hot new releases do, and it will probably top out at 1.7-2 million overall at best. Which is a big number these days, but the irony is that is what Prince "Sign O the Times" sold and that was considered a bomb.

I don't see all the hype around him but I heard he went to rehab or something the other day...

damn madonna dropped like a mufukah

how do you pronounce "Plies"

is it like "pies" with an "l"?

or "pliers" with no "r"

or is it just like it's spelled... like the ballet move?

Lil Wayne's album is generally well-received by critics.

http://www.metacritic.com...thacarter3

forkupine said:

I wonder how much money did he and Universal pay the journalism companies to actually make critics praise this mess?!

It's a shame Al Green's new opus is slipping, but it's good to see it on the charts! This album better get every award from the industry next year.

silverchild said:

Look a little closer. It's down a few spots, but sales are up 12% from last week.

AlexdeParis said:

as a direct result of fathers day so older acts as well as country acts benefitted while madonna took a dumpin maybe coz all her gay supporters were too busy arranging thier marriages in california

silverchild said:

I absolutely agree! Al's new cd is awesone. It's the best music I've purchased this year. As far as Lil Wayne, Usher and the likes....I have no interest in that shit.

1 * LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III 1,005,545 2,017 49753% 1,007,706
2 * PLIES DEFINITION OF REAL 214,532 358 59825% 214,901
3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 28-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 132,464 184,955 -28% 317,499
4 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 101,835 252,777 -60% 355,359
5 USHER HERE I STAND 100,807 144,551 -30% 689,332
6 JOURNEY REVELATION 89,240 104,983 -15% 194,223
7 * N.E.R.D. SEEING SOUNDS 79,968 107 74636% 80,075
8 * MORISSETTE*ALANIS FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT 70,374 197 35623% 70,576
9 * MY MORNING JACKET EVIL URGES 49,083 391 12453% 49,476
10 WEEZER WEEZER (RED ALBUM) 45,921 126,074 -64% 172,520
11 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 38,043 45,079 -16% 301,113
12 SEX AND THE CITY SOUNDTRACK 35,191 59,787 -41% 160,992
13 ASHANTI DECLARATION 33,898 86,278 -61% 120,386
14 LEWIS*LEONA SPIRIT 32,702 33,221 -2% 772,541
15 DUFFY ROCKFERRY 29,650 30,947 -4% 211,799
16 * SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 29,610 26,762 11% 3,051,313
17 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 29,261 26,616 10% 246,210
18 * KEITH*TOBY TOBY KEITH 35 BIGGEST HITS 28,920 24,102 20% 255,837
19 * KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 28,275 22,531 25% 993,016
20 * MONTGOMERY GENTRY BACK WHEN I KNEW IT ALL 27,175 183 14750% 27,359
21 CAREY*MARIAH E=MC2 27,117 30,176 -10% 1,024,861
22 * HARRIS*EMMYLOU ALL I INTENDED TO BE 26,938 87 30863% 27,026
23 BROWN*CHRIS EXCLUSIVE 25,476 36,227 -30% 1,607,194
24 * DYLAN*JAKOB SEEING THINGS 24,108 272 8763% 24,429
25 JEWEL PERFECTLY CLEAR 22,584 47,662 -53% 70,270
26 * DIAMOND*NEIL HOME BEFORE DARK 21,589 18,765 15% 300,760
27 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE NARROW STAIRS 21,267 24,884 -15% 275,996
28 * ICARLY ICARLY-MUSIC FROM & INSPIRED B 20,370 11 185082% 20,381
29 BUN-B II TRILL 19,994 23,981 -17% 182,541
30 * TOTAL CLUB HITS TOTAL CLUB HITS 19,911 20 99455% 19,931
31 MADONNA HARD CANDY 19,149 26,925 -29% 544,249
32 * JOHNSON*JACK SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 18,360 15,025 22% 1,217,464
33 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 18,349 16,765 9% 2,174,674
34 NOW CLASSIC ROCK NOW CLASSIC ROCK 18,309 22,923 -20% 41,232
35 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 18,297 21,954 -17% 174,967
36 * STRAIT*GEORGE TROUBADOUR 17,988 11,619 55% 417,178
37 FLOBOTS FIGHT WITH TOOLS 16,542 17,184 -4% 108,250
38 * JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 16,419 12,117 36% 409,359
39 * CHESNEY*KENNY JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES 16,121 12,422 30% 1,304,131
40 DISNEYMANIA DISNEYMANIA 6 15,962 19,516 -18% 67,986
41 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 27-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 15,750 16,647 -5% 741,509
42 GREEN*AL LAY IT DOWN 15,453 17,118 -10% 66,524
43 * BROOKS*GARTH ULTIMATE HITS 15,392 12,054 28% 1,806,009
44 HOUGH*JULIANNE JULIANNE HOUGH 15,174 16,758 -9% 123,261
45 * BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 14,509 12,228 19% 289,526
46 CAILLAT*COLBIE COCO 14,445 13,794 5% 1,632,182
47 * FERNANDEZ*VICENTE PARA SIEMPRE VICENTE FERNANDEZ 14,389 11,207 28% 265,301
48 * SUGARLAND ENJOY THE RIDE 14,327 12,100 18% 2,289,463
49 JUNO SOUNDTRACK 14,049 14,513 -3% 807,138
14 DEF 25 39 50 ROSS*RICK TRILLA 13,804 13,496 2% 577,486
51 * PAISLEY*BRAD 5TH GEAR 13,655 10,675 28% 1,062,399
52 * EAGLES LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN 13,609 9,125 49% 3,006,866
53 * JONAS BROTHERS JONAS BROTHERS 13,527 12,293 10% 1,329,164
54 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS SOUNDTRACK 13,422 13,958 -4% 769,999
55 * BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 12,944 7,756 67% 1,609,649
56 * SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO UNA NOCHE EN MADRID 12,904 148 8619% 13,052
57 * DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 12,593 10,845 16% 4,115,928
58 OTTO*JAMES SUNSET MAN 12,509 12,458 0% 219,818
59 * PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND 12,440 7,502 66% 1,002,313
60 * CAMP*JEREMY BEYOND MEASURE 12,178 7,084 72% 133,082
61 * MENDES*SERGIO ENCANTO 12,129 10 121190% 12,146
62 * ADELE 19 11,850 1,276 829% 29,703
63 * METRO STATION METRO STATION 11,773 8,686 36% 99,388
64 SAPP*MARVIN THIRSTY 11,670 10,946 7% 330,604
65 VARIOUS ARTISTS 2008 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 11,421 14,520 -21% 25,960
66 SPARKS*JORDIN JORDIN SPARKS 11,315 11,430 -1% 815,669
67 * ADKINS*TRACE AMERICAN MAN GREATEST HITS... 11,148 9,444 18% 413,397
68 LAMBERT*MIRANDA CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND 10,825 9,954 9% 457,845
69 * RASCAL FLATTS STILL FEELS GOOD 10,732 8,468 27% 1,972,747
70 * LINKIN PARK MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 10,716 9,640 11% 2,443,166
71 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 10,503 9,883 6% 149,427
72 ONEREPUBLIC DREAMING OUT LOUD 10,337 10,255 1% 674,260
73 KEYS*ALICIA AS I AM 10,252 10,425 -2% 3,511,075
74 * REV THEORY LIGHT IT UP 10,197 20 50885% 10,219
75 * NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 10,033 8,619 16% 6,811,340
76 BENTLEY*DIERKS GREATEST HITS/EVERY MILE A... 9,932 9,318 7% 108,256
77 FLYLEAF FLYLEAF 9,818 9,223 6% 1,060,124
78 MONTANA*HANNAH/CYRUS*MILEY BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT 9,779 12,290 -20% 318,545
79 COLE*KEYSHIA JUST LIKE YOU 9,734 9,339 4% 1,434,390
80 * FRATELLIS HERE WE STAND 9,564 34 28029% 9,598
81 THE-DREAM LOVEHATE 9,514 8,985 6% 422,507
82 WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 9,476 8,848 7% 1,989,066
83 SEETHER FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPA 8,960 8,701 3% 459,924
84 MCENTIRE*REBA REBA DUETS 8,925 11,323 -21% 1,398,554
85 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE CHANGE 8,888 9,772 -9% 179,705
86 WISIN Y YANDEL WISIN VS YANDEL 'LOS EXTRATERR 8,808 10,415 -15% 282,154
87 * MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 8,698 6,679 30% 2,166,331
88 * TMI BOYZ GRINDIN' FOR A PURPOSE 8,602 40 21405% 9,518
89 * MAROON 5 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG 8,540 7,708 11% 1,860,871
90 * INTOCABLE 2C 8,468 0 #DIV/0! 8,468
91 * TIESTO IN SEARCH OF SUNRISE 7 8,465 217 3801% 8,682
92 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 8,433 7,774 8% 6,457,532
93 * SHELTON*BLAKE PURE BS 8,379 6,564 28% 322,994
94 * CHAPMAN*STEVEN CURTIS THIS MOMENT 8,330 5,768 44% 69,029
95 RADIOHEAD BEST OF (SINGLE DISC) 8,308 18,361 -55% 26,141
96 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 8,189 8,825 -7% 138,203
97 FERGIE DUTCHESS 8,133 8,822 -8% 3,644,137
98 RACONTEURS CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY 8,046 7,334 10% 182,443
99 DEGRAW*GAVIN GAVIN DEGRAW 8,009 9,228 -13% 128,620
100 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS 7,892 8,905 -11% 551,345
101 R.E.M. ACCELERATE 7,813 7,315 7% 283,290
102 BAREILLES*SARA LITTLE VOICE 7,772 8,251 -6% 767,574
103 PARAMORE RIOT! 7,644 7,378 4% 921,287
104 MICHAELS*BRET ROCK MY WORLD 7,510 13,382 -44% 20,920
105 THREE DAYS GRACE ONE-X 7,500 7,284 3% 1,247,790
106 HANNAH MONTANA 2: MEET MILEY C SOUNDTRACK 7,482 7,654 -2% 3,071,918
107 * COLTRANE*JOHN OPUS 7,441 27 27459% 7,468
108 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 7,297 7,396 -1% 909,396
109 * JOHN*ELTON ROCKET MAN-NUMBER 1'S 7,226 2,538 185% 415,718
110 BUCKCHERRY 15 6,867 6,708 2% 1,229,552
111 MANN*AIMEE SMILERS 6,826 15,566 -56% 22,431
112 * TYGA NO INTRODUCTIOIN 6,787 8 84738% 6,795
113 OPETH WATERSHED 6,766 19,655 -66% 26,594
114 * CELTIC THUNDER CELTIC THUNDER THE SHOW 6,696 4,397 52% 69,899
115 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES 6,672 7,993 -17% 14,699
116 ROSSDALE*GAVIN WANDERLUST 6,638 15,364 -57% 22,016
117 PANIC AT THE DISCO PRETTY ODD 6,499 6,488 0% 295,226
118 MANA ARDE EL CIELO 6,350 5,894 8% 69,999
119 MCCARTNEY*JESSE DEPARTURE 6,342 7,623 -17% 56,695
120 * ATKINS*RODNEY IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL 6,311 4,664 35% 1,328,461
121 BLIGE*MARY J. GROWING PAINS 6,255 6,692 -7% 1,504,487
122 10 YEARS DIVISION 6,204 7,174 -14% 61,153
123 * CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR 6,187 4,728 31% 318,352
124 RIHANNA GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 6,149 6,933 -11% 1,244,158
125 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 1 & 2 6,137 6,946 -12% 101,659
126 VAMPIRE WEEKEND VAMPIRE WEEKEND 6,122 5,659 8% 240,212
127 TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING 6,110 8,551 -29% 21,352
128 TRIBBETT*TYE STAND OUT 6,104 5,849 4% 58,867
129 PORTISHEAD THIRD 6,050 6,737 -10% 122,577
130 SWEAT*KEITH JUST ME 6,047 7,637 -21% 74,571
131 * SAVING ABEL SAVING ABEL 5,999 5,145 17% 55,745
132 * COUNTING CROWS SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNI 5,821 4,878 19% 255,075
133 DANITY KANE WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 5,761 5,715 1% 500,961
134 FLO RIDA MAIL ON SUNDAY 5,736 6,512 -12% 261,391
135 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (DLX) SOUNDTRACK 5,730 5,392 6% 525,454
136 ROOTS RISING DOWN 5,556 5,813 -4% 116,297
137 GROBAN*JOSH AWAKE LIVE 5,515 5,768 -4% 111,800
138 * WEST*KANYE GRADUATION 5,496 4,722 16% 2,124,047
139 DEF LEPPARD SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE 5,471 5,571 -2% 111,798
140 * ESTELLE SHINE 5,395 4,610 17% 51,200
141 * MCGRAW*TIM LET IT GO 5,371 4,685 15% 1,407,908
142 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:PRINCE CA SOUNDTRACK 5,301 6,763 -22% 51,469
143 DEVAUGHN*RAHEEM LOVE BEHIND THE MELODY 5,237 5,191 1% 232,268
144 HATHAWAY*LALAH SELF PORTRAIT 5,187 9,453 -45% 14,743
145 RADIOHEAD BEST OF RADIOHEAD (DOUBLE DISC 5,179 8,155 -36% 13,863
145 * BARENAKED LADIES SNACKTIME 5,179 3,835 35% 36,440
147 * WINWOOD*STEVE NINE LIVES 5,155 4,347 19% 73,394
148 GNARLS BARKLEY ODD COUPLE 5,051 5,207 -3% 181,601
149 IGLESIAS*ENRIQUE 95/08 EXITOS 5,012 5,110 -2% 120,022
150 ONCE SOUNDTRACK 5,008 4,545 10% 583,923
151 * SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO LA MEJOR COLECCION 5,003 4,153 20% 283,443
152 * TOBYMAC ALIVE & TRANSPORTED 4,969 4,023 24% 8,207
153 MUDCRUTCH MUDCRUTCH 4,894 4,563 7% 84,219
154 RADIO DISNEY VOL. 10-KIDS JAMS 4,870 4,526 8% 225,813
155 * TURNER*JOSH EVERYTHING IS FINE 4,851 4,130 17% 489,903
156 PUDDLE OF MUDD FAMOUS 4,836 4,622 5% 265,099
157 FLEX TE QUIERO 4,798 4,919 -2% 149,196
158 SUMMER*DONNA CRAYONS 4,791 6,728 -29% 45,840
159 * MANUELLE*VICTOR SOY 4,752 0 #DIV/0! 4,752
160 * AUGUST RUSH SOUNDTRACK 4,735 4,012 18% 236,061
161 AVENGED SEVENFOLD AVENGED SEVENFOLD 4,695 4,605 2% 387,534
162 * FOREMAN*JON SUMMER 4,675 0 #DIV/0! 4,675
163 * NAKED BROTHERS BAND I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL 4,643 3,469 34% 63,438
164 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR 4,603 4,352 6% 96,350
165 P.S. I LOVE YOU SOUNDTRACK 4,585 4,741 -3% 114,518
166 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 4,576 4,552 1% 79,073
167 MIGUEL*LUIS COMPLICES 4,556 4,973 -8% 72,195
168 * FOO FIGHTERS ECHOES SILENCE PATIENCE & GRAC 4,552 4,008 14% 751,281
169 * BOCELLI*ANDREA VIVERE LIVE IN TUSCANY 4,456 3,570 25% 173,686
170 SNOOP DOGG EGO TRIPPIN' 4,452 4,908 -9% 340,725
171 URBAN*KEITH GREATEST HITS 4,367 4,180 4% 559,751
172 HIATT*JOHN SAME OLD MAN 4,336 4,751 -9% 17,153
173 FIASCO*LUPE LUPE FIASCO'S THE COOL 4,324 4,601 -6% 507,632
174 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 SOUNDTRACK 4,320 3,864 12% 3,212,535
175 * VARIOUS WOW GOSPEL 2008 4,289 3,559 21% 133,925
176 SOUTH PACIFIC NEW BROADWAY CAST RECORDING 4,267 4,767 -10% 18,796
177 * ALLAN*GARY LIVING HARD 4,238 3,554 19% 361,034
178 SIMON*CARLY THIS KIND OF LOVE 4,195 5,832 -28% 84,959
179 VEDDER*EDDIE MUSIC FOR THE MOTION PICTURE I 4,182 3,755 11% 362,345
180 * MORRISON*VAN KEEP IT SIMPLE 4,171 2,900 44% 102,673
181 * GRANT*NATALIE RELENTLESS 4,099 2,274 80% 32,667
182 ATMOSPHERE WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS YOU 4,094 4,570 -10% 95,321
183 TOKIO HOTEL SCREAM 4,085 4,707 -13% 43,019
184 TRINA STILL DA BADDEST 4,078 4,341 -6% 129,218
185 CROW*SHERYL DETOURS 4,076 3,597 13% 333,463
186 * WOW HITS WOW HITS 1 4,057 3,277 24% 23,796
187 IRON MAIDEN SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME: BEST O 4,021 3,911 3% 28,522
188 FINGER ELEVEN THEM VS. YOU VS. ME 4,006 3,715 8% 561,904
189 ALESANA WHERE MYTH FADES TO LEGEND 3,976 7,229 -45% 11,260
190 VARIOUS NOW 26 3,966 4,174 -5% 1,668,281
191 SANTOGOLD SANTOGOLD 3,917 3,906 0% 38,793
192 * MORRISON*VAN STILL ON TOP-GREATEST HITS 3,877 3,200 21% 205,791
193 * FERNANDEZ*VICENTE HISTORIA DE UN IDOLO 3,849 2,737 41% 289,936
194 LIFEHOUSE WHO WE ARE 3,842 3,760 2% 430,770
195 WOW HITS WOW HITS 2008 3,803 3,332 14% 182,852
196 * KEAK DA SNEAK DEIFIED 3,798 30 12560% 3,828
197 * HUNTER*JAMES HARD WAY 3,779 32 11709% 3,814
198 VARIOUS ARTISTS 80'S: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL M 3,739 3,403 10% 144,807
199 BLACK KEYS ATTACK & RELEASE 3,725 3,958 -6% 96,183
200 CHERISH TRUTH 3,651 3,212 14% 30,659

asg said:

nerd . 7 nice

lastdecember said:

I was wondering what the verdict was on Lil' Wayne. He seems to get tons of positive press and it praise but to me he seems mediocre and semi retarded.

Just because someone is prolific and can create a ton of music, doesn't mean it is all great...Even if they are a brilliant artist...you know exactly what I mean, right?

VinnyM27 said:

Well im not an expert on RAP by any means, but in talking to people that respect it and knowing the greats, he is just a bad rapper. He may sell in terms of this industry, but like i said his biggest market is one that will abandon him in a heartbeat just as soon as the next "bad rapper" comes along. Also i think he is creating alot of music and certain others, are totally on a different level. Someone like PRINCE may do tons of music, but at least he is going places with it, Lil Wayne is stuck in the same groove, sure it works now, but honestly would Prince anything but a joke if he was still walking around in the "1999" coat and hairdo, 25 years later.

biggest sellers currently active on the top 200:



NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 6,811,340
UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 6,457,532

DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 4,115,928

FERGIE DUTCHESS 3,644,137
KEYS*ALICIA AS I AM 3,511,075
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 3,212,535
HANNAH MONTANA 2 3,071,918
SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 3,051,313
EAGLES LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN 3,006,866

LINKIN PARK MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 2,443,166
SUGARLAND ENJOY THE RIDE 2,289,463
UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 2,174,674
MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 2,166,331
WEST*KANYE GRADUATION 2,124,047

WINEHOUSE*AMY BACK TO BLACK 1,989,066
RASCAL FLATTS STILL FEELS GOOD 1,972,747
MAROON 5 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG 1,860,871
BROOKS*GARTH ULTIMATE HITS 1,806,009
NOW 26 1,668,281
CAILLAT*COLBIE COCO 1,632,182
BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 1,609,649
BROWN*CHRIS EXCLUSIVE 1,607,194
BLIGE*MARY J. GROWING PAINS 1,504,487
[Edited 6/19/08 6:28am]

>>>NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 6,811,340 <<<


I will never understand this one . I mean in this day and age 7 million? Nickelback?


Well anyways , I think it interesting to note looking at that list is : How many of those current biggest sellers are rap/hip hop? Theres not much there besides Kanye and Chris Brown.

This in a week where Lil Wayne hae one of the biggest opening weeks in years.





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[Edited 6/19/08 6:37am]

newpower99 said:

The album has been out since '05. It's not exactly a new release. Of course, with the climate 7 mil is still a huge number...

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