Yo Gotti’s ‘I Am’ Cracks Top Ten In This Week’s Album Sales (11/27/2013)

Eminem reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Billboard Top 200 charts. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 lands back at the top, while Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP moves down to No. 7. That wasn’t the only rap album in the top 10 as Yo Gotti’s I Am sold over 40,000 copies in the first week. Meanwhile, Drake falls out of the top 10 for the first time in 2013 and Hopsin makes his way in with Knock Madness. Here’s our breakdown of this week’s releases, as well as the rest of the albums that placed on the charts.

Release Dates:

Lil Kim, Hard Core 2k13 November 29

Lil Bibby, Free Crack November 29

Kool G Rap & Necro, Once Upon A Crime November 30

Despite the fact that Hopsin released his presumably last album independently, the Funk Volume leader sold about 4,000 copies. Bun B's Trill O.G. The Epilogue also moved steady units that add to the overall total of 14,000.

1. Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP 2 – 122,727
7. Lady Gaga – ARTPOP – 50,154
8. Yo Gotti – I Am – 44,488
13. Drake – Nothing Was The Same – 30,798
21. Justin Timberlake – 20/20 Experience 2 Of 2 – 17,264
28. Webbie – Savage Life 4 – 11,918
29. Jhene Aiko – Sail Out EP – 11,897
38. John Legend – Love In The Future – 7,998
45. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 7,356
132. Hopsin - Knock Madness - 4,000
144. Bun B - Trill O.G. The Epilogue - 3,700

[via HitsDailyDouble & HHDX]