1. Adele – 21 – 144,185 – I’d say wow, but I’m not surprised. If any album has a chance to go diamond, it’s this one.

2. Drake – Take Care – 71,633 – Drake’s a wild boy for getting Aaliyah’s face tatted on his back. Even still, his sophomore cut continues to dominate the charts and I’m not even sure what the next single is. Kudos to him.

3. Young Jeezy – TM103 – 67,169 – Young’s doing just fine on the charts. I know, at some point, the song with Ne-Yo will be used as a single, but I’m secretly hoping a video for “Supafreak” is released. Of the NSFW variety, of course.

9. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 42,093 – What do ya know? She’s gold now. And yes, “We Found Love” was one of the better singles of 2011. **draws line in sand** That’s right, I said it.

15. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 26,673 – Last year, Jay said we could expect a solo album from him and Kanye and possibly another WTT project. They’ve got just over 360 days to make that happen. 

40. Anthony Hamilton – Back To Love – 16,032 – As a huge fan of Anthony, I’m ashamed I have yet to hear this.

52. J. Cole – Cole World – 13,106 – As of next week, Light Skin Jermaine will officially have eclipsed the 500K sold plateau. Clap for him (again).

63. Wale – Ambition – 11,620 – Can we get an “Internet video” for “Ambition” (the song)? Then, if he wants, he can follow that up with a video for “Illest Bitch Alive.” For censorship purposes, just call it “Illest Chick Alive.”

64. Robin Thicke – Love After War – 11,551 – Seriously, this album is worth the price of admission.

92. T-Pain – Revolver – 8,448 – Well damn. “5 A.M.” was a damn good choice of a single though. I just wish it would have been released as a direct follow up to “Rap Song.”

133. Roscoe Dash – J.U.I.C.E. – 5,581 – It will be mighty interesting to see if he can continue the streak he had in 2011 into 2012. I hope he does. Buddy has some hits under his belt.