Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of February 7, 2009

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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A Different Me

Keyshia Cole

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imani/Geffen/IGA

What Was the Best 'Verzuz' Battle of All Time? Vote!

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of February 7, 2009

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- A Different Me
  Keyshia Cole
- 2
- 1
- 6
- - 2
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imani/Geffen/IGA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

2
- Intuition
  Jamie Foxx
- 3
- 2
- 6
- - 3
  - 2
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- I Am...Sasha Fierce
  Beyonce
- 4
- 1
- 11
- - 4
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

4
- Notorious
  Soundtrack
- 1
- 1
- 2
- - 1
  - 1
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fox/Bad Boy/AG

5
- 808s & Heartbreak
  Kanye West
- 5
- 1
- 10
- - 5
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

6
- The Point Of It All
  Anthony Hamilton
- 7
- 3
- 6
- - 7
  - 3
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mister's Music/So So Def/JLG

RIAA Certification: Gold

7 NEW
NEW
- The Ballads
  Mariah Carey
- -
- 7
- 1
- - -
  - 7
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy/Sony Music

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

8
- Da REAList
  Plies
- 8
- 4
- 6
- - 8
  - 4
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Paper Trail
  T.I.
- 9
- 1
- 18
- - 9
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

10
- Soul
  Seal
- 19
- 4
- 11
- - 19
  - 4
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

143/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

11
- Theater Of The Mind
  Ludacris
- 10
- 2
- 10
- - 10
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

12
- Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
- 13
- 1
- 19
- - 13
  - 1
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- onmyradio
  Musiq Soulchild
- 17
- 1
- 8
- - 17
  - 1
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/AG

Gains In Performance

14
- Freedom
  Akon
- 11
- 3
- 8
- - 11
  - 3
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG

15
- Tha Carter III
  Lil Wayne
- 15
- 1
- 34
- - 15
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cash Money/Republic

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

16
- Evolver
  John Legend
- 14
- 1
- 13
- - 14
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

17
- Fearless
  Jazmine Sullivan
- 18
- 1
- 18
- - 18
  - 1
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- The Recession
  Young Jeezy
- 22
- 1
- 22
- - 22
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CTE/Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Thr33 Ringz
  T-Pain
- 20
- 1
- 11
- - 20
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/JLG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

20
- Audience Of One
  Heather Headley
- 6
- 6
- 2
- - 6
  - 6
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI Gospel/EMI CMG

21
- Good Girl Gone Bad
  Rihanna
- 21
- 3
- 86
- - 21
  - 3
  - 86

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SRP/Def Jam

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

22
- Jennifer Hudson
  Jennifer Hudson
- 16
- 2
- 18
- - 16
  - 2
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

23
- Universal Mind Control
  Common
- 24
- 4
- 7
- - 24
  - 4
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Geffen/IGA

Gains In Performance

24
- Human
  Brandy
- 25
- 5
- 7
- - 25
  - 5
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Knockout/eOne/Epic/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

25
- NOW That's What I Call Motown
  Various Artists
- 12
- 12
- 2
- - 12
  - 12
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal Motown/EMI/Sony Music/UMe

26
- Cadillac Records
  Soundtrack
- 35
- 11
- 8
- - 35
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

27
- iSouljaBoyTellem
  Soulja Boy Tell'em
- 31
- 8
- 6
- - 31
  - 8
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ColliPark/Interscope/IGA

Gains In Performance

28
- Emeritus
  Scarface
- 23
- 4
- 8
- - 23
  - 4
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/Asylum

29
- The Sound
  Mary Mary
- 29
- 2
- 14
- - 29
  - 2
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Block/Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

30
- Avant
  Avant
- 26
- 6
- 7
- - 26
  - 6
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Gains In Performance

31
- Brutha
  Brutha
- 27
- 15
- 5
- - 27
  - 15
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goodfellas/Def Jam/IDJMG

32
- Gangsta Grillz: Dedication 3
  Lil Wayne & DJ Drama
- 28
- 28
- 6
- - 28
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Aphilliates

33
- LAX
  The Game
- 33
- 1
- 22
- - 33
  - 1
  - 22

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/IGA

Gains In Performance

34
- Something Else
  Robin Thicke
- 32
- 3
- 17
- - 32
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Star Trak/Interscope/IGA

Gains In Performance

35
- Here I Stand
  Usher
- 34
- 1
- 36
- - 34
  - 1
  - 36

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/JLG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Thirsty
  Marvin Sapp
- 36
- 4
- 62
- - 36
  - 4
  - 62

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Verity/JLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- The Ball Street Journal
  E-40
- 37
- 6
- 9
- - 37
  - 6
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sick Wid It/BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.

38
- As I Am
  Alicia Keys
- 54
- 1
- 63
- - 54
  - 1
  - 63

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MBK/J/RMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

39
- Gutta
  DJ Khaled Presents Ace Hood
- 39
- 5
- 10
- - 39
  - 5
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We The Best/Def Jam/IDJMG

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of February 7, 2009

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

A Different Me

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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

A Different Me

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Intuition

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I Am...Sasha Fierce

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Notorious

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808s & Heartbreak

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The Point Of It All

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The Ballads

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Da REAList

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Paper Trail

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Soul

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Theater Of The Mind

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Year Of The Gentleman

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onmyradio

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Freedom

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Tha Carter III

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Evolver

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Fearless

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The Recession

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Thr33 Ringz

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Audience Of One

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Good Girl Gone Bad

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Jennifer Hudson

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Universal Mind Control

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Human

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NOW That's What I Call Motown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadillac Records

Imprint/Promotion Label:

iSouljaBoyTellem

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Emeritus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Sound

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avant

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brutha

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gangsta Grillz: Dedication 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LAX

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Something Else

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Here I Stand

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Thirsty