sales recap

Disney’s Frozen soundtrack is on an unstoppable run. According to Billboard’s Nielsen SoundScan numbers, the album sold 133,000 copies, which places it at the 10th consecutive spot at No. 1. This also marks the LP selling past 2 million that officially makes it double platinum. In addi...

Last week, YG’s My Krazy Life sold 61,000 copies and topped the charts at No. 2. The following week hasn’t been as promising for the Compton rapper, where he only sold about 20,000 copies and fell to No. 8. Still, he only needs 10,000 copies to sell 100,000 copies of his Def Jam debut. However...

Eminem’s latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, is officially double platinum. Em’s LP sold 13,000 copies this week, which allowed him to cross the two million mark. This is the 7th album for Em that has reached the milestone. What cl...

In this week’s sales, Rick Ross’ Mastermind is No. 1 on the charts. Ross' sixth studio album has sold 179,000 copies, according to Billboard. This makes Ross' fifth album to debut at No. 1. Elsewhere, Pharrell's G I R L came in No. 2 moving 112,000 units. ...

ScHoolboy Q was forecasted to debut at No. 1 with Oxymoron. As predicted, ScHoolboy holds the top spot with 139,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan via Billboard. Q’s major label LP is the first No. 1 for Top Dawg Entertainment. Prev...

In this week’s sales, Disney’s soundtrack to Frozen is No. 1 on the charts. The compilation has sold 89,000 copies, according to Billboard. Elsewhere, Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 is still moving units after selling almost two million copies altogether. Em’s eighth stud...

Childish Gambino has proven himself once again. Last week, Gambino dropped his sophomore set Because The Internet to strong album sales. According to HitsDailyDouble, his album distributed through Glassnote sold 93,580 copies, surpassing Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 which moved 82,776 copies. Belo...

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...

Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP release tops Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart this week, even though there has been unsettling news that Interscope is expected to lose $25 million in marketing costs. However, on a positive note, Eminem dropped his new album Marshall Mathers LP 2 that has officially gone platinum. During a s...

Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 officially debuts at No. 1. According to Billboard, Em’s new album achieved the second-largest sales week of the year. On November 5, the LP was released to rave reviews from fans and critics. Since then...

This week for album sales, Drake received another accolade by going platinum for his third studio effort Nothing Was The Same. There are also projections of Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2 slated to move 700,000 to 750,000 copies in the first week, marking the second highest selling rap album in 2013. M...

Looks like the leader of the charts this week is Katy Perry. Her new album Prism debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 286,000 copies sold. In No. 2 is Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz that bows down with only 43,251 copies sold. Then, at No. 3 is...