Billboard Breakdown – Dec. 28
by Karen
3. Young Jeezy – TM103: Hustlerz Ambition – 233,000 – Given all the jokes and doubt he’s had to endure for damn near the past two years, salute to Jeezy for putting up first week #’s like this. “Supafreak” deserves a top notch NSFW video pronto.
5. Drake – Take Care – 131,000 – Aaliyah tattoo and all, Drizzy’s still selling like mad.
7. Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 99,000 – And just like that, she’ll be 500K down next week. Consistency kills.
17. Common – The Dreamer, The Believer – 69,000 – I expected this to sell more, especially given the seemingly millions of people who claim to be fans of Com. Regardless, it’s still a pretty good number given the fact he doesn’t have the strongest TV/radio support in the world.
22. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 56,000 – Guess who’s knocking on the door of double platinum? For what it’s worth, “Blunt Blowin'” and “Megaman” were quality records.
76. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – Mac & Devin Go To High School (OST) – I still have to see this movie. The soundtrack dictates I at least do that.
132. Roscoe Dash – J.U.I.C.E. – 9,500 – Not bad for an EP. 2011 has been a pretty damn good year for Dash, too, by the way.
140. Childish Gambino – Camp – 8,700 – Nearly 100K sold on an indie album isn’t bad at all. This all but guarantees a follow up is to come in 2012.