Soundscan Album Sales 9/14/05

[bknot1]

1 WEST*KANYE LATE REGISTRATION 283,011 -67 860,330 1,145,603
2 50 CENT MASSACRE 153,692 520 24,790 4,457,114 on Em's coat tell in sales now
4 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 83,110 -1 83,747 1,375,804
5 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 81,231 -5 85,655 3,270,864
6 YAYO*TONY THOUGHTS OF A PREDICATE FELON 70,389 -67 213,825 285,076 it will go gold..but not platinum..1st G-Unit screw up..
10 YOUNG JEEZY LET'S GET IT 62,085 -4 64,354 577,581
19 RIHANNA MUSIC OF THE SUN 36,070 -47 68,535 104,804
21 BOW WOW WANTED 35,316 -13 40,518 490,084will be gold soon
27 HANCOCK*HERBIE POSSIBILITIES 32,421 -24 42,533 75,023
30 JONES*MIKE WHO IS MIKE JONES? 25,545 -5 26,862 1,082,979 i still cant believe he went platinum
31 YING YANG TWINS UNITED STATE OF ATLANTA 24,969 -15 29,229 664,311
36 JONES*JIM HARLEM-DIARY OF A SUMMER 23,768 -31 34,574 134,101 indie is good when you do a 100,000
38 ADAMS*YOLANDA DAY BY DAY 22,106 -47 42,049 59,607
41 PRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 19,810 -1 20,023 470,522 bout to go gold real some without the miami bass music..
43 ELLIOTT*MISSY COOKBOOK 19,250 -10 21,410 476,851 will go gold..but she need Timbo production to return to glory
44 KELLY*R. TP.3 RELOADED 18,642 -15 21,996 953,888
50 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE 268-192 16,178 -0 16,230 665,043
51 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 15,750 -2 16,086 280,072
54 MARY MARY MARY MARY 15,014 -15 17,697 175,655
57 CIARA GOODIES 14,494 3 14,040 2,308,361
69 KEM ALBUM II 12,042 3 11,719 511,199
70 HUSTLE & FLOW SOUNDTRACK 11,977 -13 13,787 202,769
73 AZ AWOL 11,318 999 550 11,868
74 BABYFACE GROWN & SEXY 11,289 -3 11,591 157,600
75 MARI*TEAIRRA ROC-A-FELLA PRESENTS TEAIRRA M 11,284 -1 11,413 148,176
79 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 10,981 -17 13,264 1,383,891
80 COMMON BE 10,951 -33 16,370 610,760
82 SLIM THUG ALREADY PLATINUM 10,910 -12 12,342 325,919 SMH I told them all
90 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 9,935 -16 11,778 2,884,379
94 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 9,338 -9 10,219 808,917
96 WEST*KANYE COLLEGE DROP OUT 9,215 -43 16,196 2,740,225
99 SONGZ*TREY I GOTTA MAKE IT 9,070 -8 9,892 119,299
101 VALENTINO*BOBBY DTP PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO 9,031 -15 10,628 578,329
102 AKON TROUBLE 9,017 -10 10,018 1,189,991 the east nate dogg
116 B5 B5 7,833 -4 8,156 131,935
125 HOUSTON*MARQUES NAKED 7,521 -7 8,086 244,668
126 WEBBIE SAVAGE LIFE 7,470 -4 7,781 205,915
128 EMINEM ENCORE 7,434 -6 7,882 4,780,623
131 BOYZ N DA HOOD BOYZ N DA HOOD 7,340 -6 7,812 300,705 they need another hot single
138 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 6,647 -14 7,730 1,893,326
142 VARIOUS JERMAINE DUPRI PRESENTS 6,399 11 5,759 72,135
148 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 6,271 -2 6,400 1,199,913
152 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 6,112 11 5,521 331,867
153 GAME DOCUMENTARY 6,105 -13 7,018 2,209,109
155 RAY SOUNDTRACK 6,062 -8 6,570 1,421,369
161 HAMILTON*ANTHONY SOULIFE 6,000 -7 6,463 169,236
166 OMARION O 5,722 -14 6,671 641,509
169 USHER CONFESSIONS 5,683 -1 5,766 9,050,677
184 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 5,084 -5 5,335 1,599,374
188 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 4,944 -4 5,169 3,049,334
194 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 4,781 -10 5,302 627,937 he made gold so it wasnt a disappointment
196 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 4,669 -2 4,762 2,304,793

Top 10 Off The Radar Yard Edition

Bob Marley & The Wailers/Legend/1990-06-19/8,676,963
Shaggy/Hotshot/2000-08-08/6,703,490
Shabba Ranks/As Raw As Ever/1991-05-17/594,971
Super Cat/Don Dadda/1992-05-08/297,919
Snow/12 Inches Of Snow/1993-01-19/1,441,153
Beenie Man/Art & Life/2000-06-20/403,332
Bounty Killer/My Xperience/1996-09-17/140,319
Capleton/Prophecy/1995-10-31/102,620
Elephant Man/Good 2 Go/2003-09-23/188,786
Beres Hammond/In Control/1994-06-28/61,768

[Fieva]

I agree with first G-Unit's screw up. But like 50 said, "Game's shit sells, Bank's shit sells, Buck's shit sells - I'm rich as, hell"

I don't really feel Yayo's style lyrically, and I don't think any amount of production can fix that. I personally think that Buck and Banks should form a duo.

I also wonder how much Kanye's anti-Bush statements are helping him catch extra spotlight. Not like he really needs it, but he did take that opportunity to speak his mind to a mass audience on that shit.

[jugalo180]

yayo, i never felt that cat. I've had people swear that he was hotter than anything out. it sounds like he tries too hard to be something he's not, and that's a rapper. he needs to stick to being a hype man. it seems like a lot of rappers make a big name for themselves and they share the spotlight with their boys, for most of them it doesn't work out. for example: LUDICRISS (DTP) T.I (P$C) 50 (TONY YAYO) BIG (JR. MAFIA) MASE (HARLEM WORLD) JAY Z (MEMPH BLEEK). I commend them on giving them the opportunity because i'm going to do the same thing.

[Fieva]

Yeah, that's how it is. I'd give my boys the opportunity to do their thing, even though I'd have to run back and forth to Dallas to do it. Yayo's lyrics are about average, his vocal style is weak (considering this is after all the mixing is done). I can see havin' weak raw vocals, but after it was done professionally, it's supposed to bring the good out of that raw and focus on it. I just don't see it with him. As for most of the others you mentioned, I totally agree. DTP for example is weak as hell. I think I-20 ruined Move Bitch. I can still listen to it but only because Mystikal made that song hot with Luda in a distant second.

On that note, I can tolerate Memphis Bleek, but can't stand Junior Mafia, Harlem World, or P$C. But on the same level, I can respect that they're out there because that's showin' love to the people who showed you love first, so I really don't trip about it because that's how shit evolves anyway. I know most of the dudes I rap with have decent lyric style and average vocal ability. Shit, I even ghostwrote some verses for my best homie back in the day because he wanted to do some music with me.

[bknot1]

LOL..you both got me crackin up..cause i was thinkin the same damn thing...to me i think the sound better on other people albums..to me I-20 sound good as a feature..then trying to do an album..MB i cant even speak on him..Jay got his back..so he is rich no matter what..

but damn i forgot what i was about to say..i hate being at work sometimes