Dom Kennedy Cracks Top 20 For His Indie Release In This Week’s Album Sales (10/23/2013)

This week, Dom Kennedy’s consistent grind is paying off. The L.A. native dropped his Get Home Safely project with help of a Best Buy deal that allowed it to be sold at their locations. While Dom is still on his independent push, he managed to crack the Top 20 with over 10,000 copies sold. Outside of hip-hop, the band Pearl Jam captured its fifth No. 1 album with Lighting Bolt, selling 166,000 copies in its first week. Here’s our breakdown of this week’s releases, as well as the rest of the albums that placed on the charts.

Release Dates:

Quelle Chris, Ghost At The Finish Line October 29

The Kid Daytona, Savoir Faire October 29

Da Mafia 6ix, 6ix Commandments October 29

Jhene Aiko, Sail Out EP October 29

MellowHigh, MellowHigh October 31

Fredo Santana, Trappin Ain’t Dead October 31

Lil Kim, Hard Core 2k13 October 31

Drake’s Nothing Was The Same drops down to No. 5 with 56,745 copies sold. Lorde’s Pure Heroine lands at No. 7, moving 46,997 units this week. One more notable album is Pusha T’s My Name Is My Name, which sold 17,625 copies.

1. Pearl Jam - Lighting Bolt - 169,687
2. Miley Cyrus - Bangerz - 73,689
5. Drake - Nothing Was The Same - 74,610
7. Lorde - Pure Heroine - 46,997
11. Justin Timberlake - 20/20 Experience 2 Of 2 - 34,799
15. Pusha T - My Name Is My Name - 17,625
20. Dom Kennedy - Get Home Safely - 13,778
29. John Legend - Love In The Future - 9,743
38. 2 Chainz - B.O.A.T.S. II #MeTime - 8,613
39. Jay Z - Magna Carta ... Holy Grail - 8568
45. Macklemore - Heist - 7,290

[via Billboard.biz & HitsDailyDouble]