Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of December 21, 2002

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

The week's most popular albums, as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming (audio + video) equivalent albums.

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Better Dayz

2Pac

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amaru/Death Row/Interscope

Snoop Dogg Is Confident He'll Get Tupac's Masters Back on Death Row Records

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of December 21, 2002

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Better Dayz
  2Pac
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Amaru/Death Row/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

2 NEW
NEW
- Charmbracelet
  Mariah Carey
- -
- 2
- 1
- - -
  - 2
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MonarC/Island/IDJMG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- 8 Mile
  Soundtrack
- 6
- 1
- 6
- - 6
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shady/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

4
- The Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse
  JAY-Z
- 5
- 1
- 5
- - 5
  - 1
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

5
- Dru World Order
  Dru Hill
- 2
- 2
- 2
- - 2
  - 2
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Soul/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- The Last Temptation
  Ja Rule
- 7
- 2
- 3
- - 7
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Inc./Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

7
- Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$
  Snoop Dogg
- 3
- 3
- 2
- - 3
  - 3
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Doggystyle/Priority/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Under Construction
  Missy Elliott
- 8
- 2
- 4
- - 8
  - 2
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Gold Mind/Elektra/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

9
- Birdman
  Baby
- 4
- 4
- 2
- - 4
  - 4
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cash Money/Universal/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- This Is Me...Then
  Jennifer Lopez
- 9
- 9
- 2
- - 9
  - 9
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

11
- Still Ghetto
  Jaheim
- 13
- 3
- 5
- - 13
  - 3
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Divine Mill/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- Paid In Full
  Soundtrack
- 10
- 10
- 2
- - 10
  - 10
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

13
- Phrenology
  The Roots
- 11
- 11
- 2
- - 11
  - 11
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

14
- It Ain't Safe No More...
  Busta Rhymes
- 12
- 12
- 2
- - 12
  - 12
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- The Eminem Show
  Eminem
- 15
- 1
- 29
- - 15
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Web/Aftermath/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Diamond

16
- More Than A Woman
  Toni Braxton
- 14
- 5
- 3
- - 14
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

17
- Justified
  Justin Timberlake
- 17
- 2
- 5
- - 17
  - 2
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- 3D
  TLC
- 16
- 4
- 4
- - 16
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Kings Of Crunk
  Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
- 20
- 2
- 7
- - 20
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

BME/TVT

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

20
- Nellyville
  Nelly
- 19
- 1
- 25
- - 19
  - 1
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x7

21
- Quality
  Talib Kweli
- 21
- 6
- 3
- - 21
  - 6
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rawkus/MCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

22
- Emotional
  K-Ci & JoJo
- 18
- 18
- 2
- - 18
  - 18
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

23
- Dutty Rock
  Sean Paul
- 24
- 8
- 4
- - 24
  - 8
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

VP/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

24
- Chapter 2: The Voice
  Syleena Johnson
- 23
- 23
- 2
- - 23
  - 23
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Zomba

25
- 10
  LL Cool J
- 22
- 1
- 8
- - 22
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Ghetto Heisman
  WC
- 25
- 7
- 5
- - 25
  - 7
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

27
- React
  Erick Sermon
- 27
- 13
- 3
- - 27
  - 13
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

28
- The Morning After
  Deborah Cox
- 30
- 7
- 5
- - 30
  - 7
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

29
- Rock City
  Royce da 5'9"
- 52
- 29
- 2
- - 52
  - 29
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Game/In The Paint/Koch

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

30
- Voyage To India
  India.Arie
- 26
- 1
- 11
- - 26
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

31
- Brown Sugar
  Soundtrack
- 31
- 2
- 11
- - 31
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fox/MCA

32
- The G Spot
  Gerald Levert
- 28
- 2
- 8
- - 28
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

33
- Friday After Next
  Soundtrack
- 33
- 23
- 3
- - 33
  - 23
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hollywood

34
- Love Story
  Vivian Green
- 41
- 16
- 4
- - 41
  - 16
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

35
- Undaground Legend
  Lil' Flip
- 34
- 4
- 15
- - 34
  - 4
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sucka Free/Loud/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Floetic
  Floetry
- 35
- 4
- 10
- - 35
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DreamWorks/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- One Man
  Tank
- 32
- 4
- 6
- - 32
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Blackground/Universal/UMRG

38
- Wishes
  Kenny G
- 47
- 38
- 4
- - 47
  - 38
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

39
- Simply Deep
  Kelly Rowland
- 29
- 3
- 7
- - 29
  - 3
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Gold

40
- This Is Who I Am
  Heather Headley
- 43
- 14
- 9
- - 43
  - 14
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/RMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

41
- Ashanti
  Ashanti
- 37
- 1
- 37
- - 37
  - 1
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Inc./Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

42
- From Tha Roota To Tha Toota
  Field Mob
- 48
- 4
- 7
- - 48

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of December 21, 2002

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Better Dayz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Snoop Dogg Is Confident He'll Get Tupac's Masters Back on Death Row Records

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Better Dayz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Charmbracelet

Imprint/Promotion Label:

8 Mile

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dru World Order

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Last Temptation

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Under Construction

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Birdman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

This Is Me...Then

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Still Ghetto

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paid In Full

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Phrenology

Imprint/Promotion Label:

It Ain't Safe No More...

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Eminem Show

Imprint/Promotion Label:

More Than A Woman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Justified

Imprint/Promotion Label:

3D

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kings Of Crunk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Nellyville

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Quality

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Emotional

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dutty Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chapter 2: The Voice

Imprint/Promotion Label:

10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ghetto Heisman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

React

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Morning After

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rock City

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Voyage To India

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brown Sugar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The G Spot

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Friday After Next

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Love Story

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Undaground Legend

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Floetic