Album Sales Charts – Week Ending April 17th
Wiz Khalifa is once again the top-selling rapper, slash artist (on our charts), as he manages to rack up over thirty-five thousand more copies sold, 37% less than last week. Chris Brown continues to sell, despite dropping three spots to 8th while his ex Rihanna, backed by 7% more in sales, gains two spots landing at 17 this week.
Nicki Minaj's debut album "Pink Friday" drops four spots (to 30th), as does Eminem and his "Recovery" LP (landing at 32) plus Lupe Fiasco's "Lasers" takes the 33rd spot with just under 14 thousand more units scanned.
| Number | Last Week | Artist | Album (US Total Sales) | This Week |
| 7 | 4 | Wiz Khalifa | Rolling Papers | 35,394 (-37%) |
| 8 | 5 | Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. | 34,428 (-33%) |
| 17 | 19 | Rihanna | Loud | 21,942 (+7%) |
| 30 | 26 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday | 14,806 (-16%) |
| 32 | 28 | Eminem | Recovery | 14,033 (-9%) |
| 33 | 27 | Lupe Fiasco | Lasers | 13,747 (-21%) |
| 42 | 40 | Black Eyed Peas | Beginning | 11,181 (-11%) |
Wiz Khalifa – Roll Up
Chris Brown – Beautiful People
Rihanna – S & M
Nicki Minaj ft Drake – Moment 4 Life
Eminem ft Lil Wayne – No Love
Lupe Fiasco ft Mike Shinoda, Kenna – Resurrection
Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit)
