The Charts: Mariah Carey Stays At No. 1, Atmosphere Has Career Best Outing
Published: Thursday - May 1, 2008
Words by BallerStatus News Staff
Atmosphere Photo: Rhymesayers Entertainment
She might have taken a dip in sales this week, but Mariah Carey remains atop the Billboard 200 for the second week in a row.
The R&B diva's set, E=MC2, maintained the no. 1 spot with 182,000 copies sold, a 61% sales decline.
At no. 2 is British singer Leona Lewis' Spirit, whic followed suit by staying put at no. 2 in its third week. She managed to sell 96,000 units, putting her total right under 400K.
Hip-hop duo, Atmosphere, scored their best sales and chart week of their career this week with their didth studio album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Sh** Gold. The album bows at no. 5 with 36,500 copies sold. Their previous best was with 2005's You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having, which peaked at No. 66.
While Atmosphere had a career best, Mobb Deep's Prodigy opened low -- at no. 36 with his new solo project, H.N.I.C. Pt. 2. The incarcerated rapper sold just 13,300 in his first week, despite heavy internet promotion.
Rick Ross came in at no. 15, selling 22,600 more copies of Trilla, as he inches toward gold status with his total at 465,700.
Rounding out the top 20 is "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks, who's self-titled debut scanned 19,300 copies to put her right at no. 20.
According to Billboard.com, album sales this week are down 8% from last week's sum with 6.87 million units and down 11% from the same week last year.
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