Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 4/13/08

It's a slow week on the charts for Hip Hop and R&B as the highest selling artist, R&B crooner Ray-J [click to read feature], sold just under 39,000 with his fourth release, All I Feel, and landed the #7 spot on the chart. The #1 spot was granted to UK sensation Leona Lewis and her US debut of Spirit. Following after Ray-J, Rick Ross's Trilla comes in at #8 selling 34,000 units while the ladies of Danity Kane round out the top 10 with about 28,000 copies sold of Welcome to the Dollhouse. It seems as if the buzz has been wearing off for Danity Kane's male counterparts, Day 26, as they come in at #18 and experience a 53% sales decline, selling under 24,000 copies of their self-titled debut. Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B) Rank Artist Album This Week Total 7 Ray-J All I Feel 38816 39179 8 Rick Ross Trilla 34239 416379 10 Danity Kane Welcome To The Dollhouse 27662 399370 18 Day 26 Day 26 23881 265020 22 Flo Rida Mail On Sunday 20997 168720 Flo Rida finally falls out of the top 20 with Mail on Sunday selling just under 21,000 and landing him the #22 spot this week. Gnarls Barkley's The Odd Couple still struggles to gain recognition despite rave reviews. The duo sold about 18,000 and took the #27 spot on the charts. Trina's Still Da Baddest takes a significant drop from #6 to #28 selling roughly 18k as well. Snoop Dogg's Ego Trippin was met with mediocre reviews that seems to be reflecting on the charts as well. The veteran rapper sold just over 18k and landed the #30 spot. Meanwhile, Living Legends dropped their 10th album since 1999 selling about 2,600 copies of Gathering. Other Notables... Rank Artist Album This Week Total 27 Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple 18311 101372 28 Trina Still Da Baddest 18231 65034 30 Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin 18077 263933 -- Living Legends Gathering 2674 2711 Stay tuned as later this month Prodigy, Atmosphere and The Roots all try to make noise on the charts. Can indie favorites, Kidz In The Hall, find room in the Top 200?