Big K.R.I.T’s ‘Cadillactica’ Debuts At No. 5 In This Week’s Album Sales

A week after no hip-hop album cracked the Top 10, Big K.R.I.T's Cadillactica debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in this week's album sales, giving the Mississippi native his second Top 5 album in as many tries. K.R.I.T.'s 2012 album, Live From The Underground, also debuted at No. 5. Cadillactica, which was aided by solid singles such as "Soul Food," "Pay Attention," and "Cadillactica," moved 43,000 units this past week, the highest selling hip-hop album since T.I.'s Paperwork and Logic's Under Pressure both sold 70,000-plus after being released last month.

The only other hip-hop album to crack the Top 50 this week? T.I.'s Paperwork. The Atlanta native's 9th studio album charted at No. 36 this week, moving 10,280 units. Azealia Banks's Broke With Expensive Taste dropped off out of the Top 50 after debuting at No. 30 last week.

Outside of the hip-hop world, Whitney Houston's Whitney Houston Live album debuted at No. 20 on the charts with 21,141 copies sold, while Chris Brown's X rounds out the Top 50, landing at the final spot with 7,058 units sold.

4. Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica, 43,000
20. Whitney Houston, Whitney Live, 21,141
36. T.I., Paperwork, 10,280
50. Chris Brown, X, 7,058

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