Album Sales Charts – Week Ending February 20th
For the first time in weeks, Eminem is once again the top-selling rapper this week as his "Recovery" album kept it's 6th spot, gaining more than 57% in sales from last week, scanning around sixty-two thousand copies while last week's top-rapper, Nicki Minaj, dropped to 9th place but still managed to sell 46,000 units.
Despite selling 24% less, Rihanna's "Loud" album dropped two spots to 10th while Lil Wayne jumped 18 positions (from 37th to 19th) after pushing 73% more copies than last week. Topping Weezy's jump is Gnarls Barkley's own Cee-Lo Green. Moving a crazy 87% more, the "Lady Killer" went from 49th to 24th with 23,059 copies sold while Kanye's "Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" dropped ten spots to 33rd despite selling 3% more.
Finishing up this week… Actor slash singer Jamie Foxx, had his "Best Night Of My Life" album lands at number 35 while rapper slash actor T.I. had his recent "No Mercy" project drop to 41st.
| Number | Last Week | Artist | Album (US Total Sales) | This Week |
| 6 | 6 | Eminem | Recovery (3.634 million) | 61,773 |
| 9 | 4 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday (1.127 million) | 46,144 |
| 10 | 8 | Rihanna | Loud (976K) | 46,138 |
| 19 | 37 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being (769K) | 24,195 |
| 21 | 33 | TI | No Mercy (440K) | 14,961 |
| 24 | 49 | Cee Lo Green | Lady Killer | 23,059 |
| 33 | 23 | Kanye West | Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (1.031 Million) | 17,374 |
| 35 | 22 | Jamie Foxx | Best Night Of My Life (305K) | 16,221 |
Eminem ft Lil Wayne – No Love
Nicki Minaj ft Drake – Moment 4 Life
Rihanna ft Drake – Whats My Name
Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being
TI ft The-Dream – No Mercy
Cee-Lo Green – Its Ok
Kanye West ft Rick Ross, Jay-Z,Nicki Minaj – Monster
Jamie Foxx ft Drake – Fall For Your Type
