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