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In a week without A strong new release,  Thee R&B divas Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige and Keyshia Cole held it down at the top of the charts with  numero dos, tres and eleven spots respectively

 A big surprise is the homie Lupe Fiasco continued to be rap's runaway success story of early '08. The Chicago emcee held the #17 slot for the second week in a row, selling another 30,782 units (229,259 overall) in his third week - despite limited radio exposure.(very impressive)

The coveted #1 spot(singing in lua voice,im coming for the number 1 spot) went to longtime Hip Hop-approved rock outfit Radiohead with their In Rainbows selling 122,323 units (131,165 overall)

SO here go the numeros
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)
(Rank Artist Album This Week Total)

 Artist: Alicia Keys
Album: As I Am
units sold this week: 112,444
total units sold: 2,655,668
rank: 2

Artist: Mary J Blige
Album: Growing Pains
Units sold this week: 89,084
total units sold: 924,520
rank: 3

Artist: Chris Brown
album: Exclusive

Units sold this week: 40,787
total units sold: 1,092,063
 Rank: 6

Artist: Keyshia Cole
Album: Just Like You
Units sold this week: 34,973
total units: 975,657
rank: 11

artist: Lupe Fiasco
album: The Cool
units sold this week: 30,782
total units sold: 229,259
rank: 17

The notables held rank from last week, with Birdman moving ahead of Timbaland,  Jay-Z, though consistent on the charts despite radio and video decline, continues to push towards platinum as Kanye West likely readies another single from Graduation forecasting another surge in chart movement.

Other Notables…
Rank Artist Album This Week Total
21
Soulja Boy
Souljaboytellem.com 24,286 682,766

26
Jay-Z
American Gangster 23,669
911,004

33
Kanye West
Graduation 22,667 1,914,585

36
Birdman
5*Stunna
21,459
193,370

83
Wu-Tang Clan
8 Diagrams
11,267 132,248

As March becomes the next pivotal release month, will Lil Wayne or another rapper deliver a sneak attack to warm the winter? Will Webbie and Dem Franchise Boyz prevail in ringtone rap, or will Saigon and Nas be Hip Hop saviors this warm winter?

 Also whats goin on,Jay hasnt hit plat yet,and souljah boy outselling the Wu?? whats goin on in hip hop mayne,the transition is just crazy!!!!! big ups to A keyes,on her way to triple plat status,that album is dope!!! if u aint got that cop that!!! also c. brown got a few cutters on his album,im definitly feel the track he did with Game and the other track wit kanye.

 Hope this helps yall out a bit,if u were maybe lookin for somethin new to bang in your ride!!!!

BREWSKY~OUT!!!