It's been an intensely competitive week for anyone who makes a living in the charts department, with Glee, Usher, and the Rolling Stones all releasing albums. Team Glee clinched the No. 1 spot album with its latest installment, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers with 136,000 units sold. The re-release of the Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile debuted at No. 2. Nas and Damian Marley's Distant Relatives docked at No. 5 with 56,000 units in its first week.
Here's a breakdown of other hip-hop albums on the Billboard 200:
#5. Nas and Damian Marley - Distant Relatives - 56,000
#14. B.o.B - The Adventures of Bobby Ray - 22,315
#19. Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek - Revolutions Per Minute - 19,080
#21. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid - 17,751
#23. The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D - 17,399
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Comments
I’m still surprised about B.o.B.’s album. With Nothing On You being number one for a while. Now Airplanes is number 3.With two songs in the top ten and solid reviews he hasn’t sold a ton. I guess his numbers are good for record sales these days and as a new artist but still.
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Believe that Nas & Damian Marley will this weekend, since they will be performing at the UCLA Jazz festival on Sunday.
Bobby can still go high. We have to remember it’s his debut. People are always giving more trust to trusted artists