Recap: New Releases & Weekly Album Sales Ending 3/10/2013
This week sports new album releases from number of independent hip-hop albums releases, including New York duo the Doppelgangaz's Hark and Houston veteran Z-Ro's latest EP Tripolar. On the singles front, Yelawolf reconnected with "1 Train" partner A$AP Rocky and Big Henry for "Gangster" off his impending Trunk Muzik Returns, while newcomers Dizzy Wright and Joey Bada$$ link up on the track "Maintain."
Album Releases, 3/12/2013
Doppelgangaz, Hark
Watsky, Cardboard Castles
Z-Ro, Tripolar EP
Durag Dynasty, 360 Waves
Singles Releases
L.E.P. Bogus Boys feat. Lil Wayne & Ma$e - "Commas"
Yelawolf feat. A$AP Rocky & Big Henry - "Gangster"
Gucci Mane - "Hell Yes"
Dizzy Wright feat. Joey Bada$$ - "Maintain"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' surprise hit The Heist continues to hold strong at the #4 position on the Billboard 200, totaling at over 420,000 units sold. At the same time, newcomers Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky maintain spots in the top 50, while the Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits collection saw a boost in sales with the 16th anniversary of his death. On the digital singles front, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis crack the top 50 twice, with their #1 smash "Thrift Shop" racking up another 326,000 sales. The list also finds Drake making four appearances, with his solo single "Started From the Bottom" cracking the top 10.
Weekly Album Sales Ending 3/10/2013
4. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 41,604
30. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 15,566
46. ASAP Rocky - Long.Live.ASAP -12,701
54. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head - 10,641
78. 2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story - 7,020
80. The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits - 6,760
83. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C. - 6,642
92. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange - 5,800
96. Joe Budden - No Love Lost - 5,465
105. Future - Pluto - 5,001
Digital Singles Sales, 3/13/2013
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Thrift Shop" - 326, 220
6. Drake - "Started From the Bottom" - 142,245
13. Lil Wayne feat. Drake & Future - "Love Me" - 91,829
27. A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - "F**kin' Problems" - 63,199
38. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us" - 46,507
47. Ace Hood feat. Rick Ross & Future - "Bugatti" - 42,267
52. Trinidad Jame$ - "All Gold Everything" - 38,734
57. 2 Chainz - "I'm Different" - 36,841
59. Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake - "Poetic Justice" - 35,605
70. Young Jeezy feat. 2 Chainz - "R.I.P." - 29,033
[via Vakseen]