Top 10 rap / hip-hop albums for the week ending September 30, 2006.
1. Rick Ross - Port of Miami (Slip-N-Side / Def Jam)
Despite slipping 14 to 20, Rick Ross' Port of Miami still outsold every other rap album with 32,743 units this week. Port of Miami's overall sales are now up to 439,237.
2. OutKast - Idlewild
Down ten spots to No. 22 this week, Idlewild moved an impressive 30,260 units. OutKast's new set has now sold 354,371 copies.
3. Young Dro - Best Thang Smokin' (Grand Hustle / Atlantic)
T.I.'s Grand Hustle signee Young Dro stumbles from No. 13 to No. 28, having sold 28,531 copies of his debut Best Thang Smokin'.
4. Daz - So So Gangsta (So So Def)
West coast emcee Daz Dillinger's So So Gangsta came in at No.35 with 22,972 scans.
5. Yung Joc - New Joc City (Bad Boy / Atlantic)
New Joc City has now sold an impressive 712,139 copies since its release. Thanks to the 21,326 units Joc racked in to chart No. 39 this week.
6. Method Man - 4:21...The Day After (Def Jam)
At No. 46 this week is Def Jam's Mef Man with 19,912 scans. 4:21...The Day After has now sold a total of 112,630 copies in three weeks.
7. The Roots - Game Theory (Def Jam)
Stumbling 21 spots down to No. 53 is The Roots' Game Theory with only 17,061 scans. That puts their overall sales at 103,981 units in three weeks.
8. N.O.R.E. - N.O.R.E. Y La Familia (Roc La Familia)
N.O.R.E.'s reggaeton set came it at No. 82 with a measly 11741 units.
9. Too Short - Blow the Whistle (Jive)
Too Short's Blow That Whistle spiralled from 47 to 83 with 11,511 scans. Short Dogg's latest effort has only managed tp move 69,515 units in three weeks.
10. Pharrell - In My Mind (Star Trak / Interscope)
In My Mind tumbles from 72 to 92 with 10,783, bumping his overall sales to 305,445 units in eight weeks.
