The Numbers Game: Rick Ross Goes Gold (by B-Easy)
May 15, 2008 by nappyafro.com Staff
I won’t lie to you, there was nobody who came out last week to impact the charts in the Top 50 (We barely even did any reviews last week). So NEXT week we’ll see the impact of releases from Kidz In The Hall & Foxy Brown. This week? Well, Ricky Ross gets a plaque, and uh, thats really it. I guess it’s not summer time yet. Let’s go…
#5 Mariah Carey/E=MC2 (Last Week: #2) - 87,100; Total: 828,600 (Gold) [4 Weeks]
#12 Lyfe Jennings/Lyfe Change (Last Week: #4) - 31,700; Total: 112,100 [2 Weeks]
#18 Jordin Sparks/Jordin Sparks (Last Week: #23) - 24,100; Total: 740,500 (Gold) [25 Weeks]
#28 The Roots/Rising Down (Last Week: #6) - 20,741; Total: 74,700 [2 Weeks]
#29 Alicia Keys/As I Am (Last Week: #32) - 20,600; Total: 3,453,400 (3x Platinum) [26 Weeks]
#34 Rick Ross/Trilla (Last Week: #26) - 17,500; Total: 501,600 (Gold) [8 Weeks]
#40 Amy Winehouse/Back To Black (Last Week: #40) - 15,300; Total: 1,937,200 (Platinum) [61 Weeks]
#45 Mary J. Blige/Growing Pains (Last Week: #46) - 14,300; Total: 1,462,000 (Platinum) [21 Weeks]
The Boss goes gold. MIA stand up!