Album Sales Charts – Week Ending April 3rd
With a new album from Britney Spears topping the charts this week, new rapper Wiz Khalifa had his debut "Rolling Papers" album land a very respectable number 2 with close to two-hundred-thousand copies sold in it's first week. Chris Brown's "F.A.M.E." lost three spots (down to 4th) while Snoop Dogg's new "Dogguentary" snagged the 8-spot with a debut sales week of just under fifty-thousand units scanned.
Backed by her Rolling Stone cover, Rihanna gained one spot to 14th (despite selling 7% less than last week) while Lupe Fiasco's "Lasers" lost power (and 5 positions) landing at number 19. Young Money's first lady Nicki Minaj drops one spot to 20th, Eminem "Recovers" one spot (landing in the 26th slot) plus the Bay Area ambassador E-40 had his duel albums debut in 45th with just under twelve-thousand albums sold.
| Number | Last Week | Artist | Album (US Total Sales) | This Week |
| 2 | - | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | 191,777 |
| 4 | 1 | Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. | 88,396 (-68%) |
| 8 | - | Snoop Dogg | Doggumentary | 49,145 |
| 14 | 15 | Rihanna | Loud | 23,610 (-7%) |
| 19 | 14 | Lupe Fiasco | Lasers | 20,817 (-25%) |
| 20 | 19 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 20,396 (-11%) |
| 26 | 27 | Eminem | Recovery | 17,531 (-5%) |
| 44 | - | E-40 | Revenue Retrievin: Graveyard Shift | 11,922 |
| 45 | - | E-40 | Revenue Retrievin: Overtime Shift | 11,641 |
Wiz Khalifa – Roll Up
Chris Brown – Beautiful People
Snoop Dogg ft Young Jeezy, E-40 – My Fucn House
Rihanna – S & M
Lupe Fiasco ft Mike Shinoda, Kenna – Resurrection
Nicki Minaj ft Drake – Moment 4 Life
Eminem ft Lil Wayne – No Love
E-40 – My Shit Bang
