The Numbers Game: Holiday Boost

This week’s The Number Game proves two things: #1. We are now officially in the time of the year where the album releases slow up (No real debuts this week). #2. It also shows that even though the music business is flailing in terms of business, the holiday boost still exist as we see a lotta albums get a bump up in sales (Drake’s Thank Me Later jumped 33 spots to get in the Top 50 this week). I guess people are still buying music for gifts.

#2 Eminem/Recovery (Last Week: #7) – 63,300; Total: 3,414,900 (3X Platinum) [28 Weeks]
#3 Rihanna/Loud (Last Week: #10) – 61,700; Total: 751,900 (Gold) [7 Weeks]
#4 Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday (Last Week: #8) – 60,900; Total: 851,800 (Gold) [6 Weeks]
#5 Kanye West/My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Last Week: #19) – 58,400; Total: 882,200 (Gold) [6 Weeks]
#7 Bruno Mars/Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Last Week: #20) – 45,200; Total: 457,800 [12 Weeks]
#10 Keyshia Cole/Calling All Hearts (Last Week: #9) – 36,600; Total: 164,500 [2 Weeks]
#11 Jamie Foxx/Best Night Of My Life (Last Week: #6) – 35,600; Total: 179,500 [2 Weeks]
#12 Black Eyed Peas/The Beginning (Last Week: #16) – 35,100; Total: 387,000 [4 Weeks]
#14 R. Kelly/Love Letter (Last Week: #13) – 33,700; Total: 285,500 [3 Weeks]
#15 Keri Hilson/No Boys Allowed (Last Week: #11) – 32,700; Total: 135,300 [2 Weeks]
#16 T.I./No Mercy (Last Week: #26) – 32,600; Total: 333,300 [4 Weeks]
#18 Michael Jackson/Michael (Last Week: #5) – 27,300; Total: 405,300 [3 Weeks]
#20 Lil’ Wayne/I Am Not A Human Being (Last Week: #41) – 26,400; Total: 664,100 (Gold) [14 Weeks]
#27 Diddy & Dirty Money/Last Train To Paris (Last Week: #43) – 21,100; Total: 161,300 [3 Weeks]
#32 KiD CuDi/Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager (Last Week: #73) – 18,000; Total: 331,100 [8 Weeks]
#43 Drake/Thank Me Later (Last Week: #76) – 15,400; Total: 1,268,800 (Platinum) [29 Weeks]
#50 Cee Lo Green/The Lady Killer (Last Week: #96) – 13,200; Total: 167,1000 [8 Weeks]