Young Jeezy’s third solo release, The Recession, is the top selling album this week. It moved over 260,000 copies and is his second consecutive release to enter the charts at #1. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing…
PLATINUM AND WATCHING YOU GET DIZZIER
Lil’ Wayne, The Carter III - 2.3 million
Kanye West, Graduation - 2.2 million
Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad - 1.7 million
Keyshia Cole, Just Like You - 1.5 million
DOOKIE GOLD ROPE
J. Holiday, Back of My Lac - 635,000
Jill Scott, The Real Thing - 601,000
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool - 539,000
Danity Kane, Welcome to the Dollhouse - 536,000
BAMBOO EARRINGS, AT LEAST 2 PAIR
The Game, LAX - 327,000
Nas, Untitled - 373,000
N.E.R.D., Seeing Sounds - 169,000
Al Green, Lay It Down - 145,000
AFRICAN MEDALLION
CeCe Winans, Thy Kingdom Come - 58,000
Yung Berg, Look What You Made Me - 36,000
Donnie Klang, Donnie Klang - 22,000
V.I.C., Beast - 11,000
Figures are estimated totals to date according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Related Content:
8 Pop Culture Trends We Hated in 2008
50 Cent Says Nas’ Career is Over
Jill Scott & Her Drummer Fiance Show Their Love