Etta James passed on January 20th (R.I.P.) and as with other recently deceased artists in the past, recently like Michael Jackson or Amy Winehouse, we see a jump in the sales. In the case of Etta James there was a 378% jump in sales last week. Arguably her most famous song, “At Last”, increased by 1,361 percent and had 63,000 digital downloads. The Best of Etta James – 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection also went from #162 to #46 with 8,000 units sold (Her highest-ranking Billboard album to date).
Source: Billboard
#4 Drake – Take Care (Last Week: #4) – 29,200 Total: 1,349,800 (Platinum) [10 Weeks]
#5 Rihanna – Talk That Talk (Last Week: #7) – 20,200; Total: 583,400 (Gold) [9 Weeks]
#6 Young Jeezy – Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition (Last Week: #6) – 19,400; Total: 380,200 [5 Weeks]
#21 Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne (Last Week: #26) – 12,300; Total: 1,273,300 (Platinum) [24 Weeks]
#23 Mary J. Blige – My Life II: The Journey Continues (Act 1) (Last Week: #28) – 11,900; Total: 439,300 [9 Weeks]
#30 Lil’ Wayne – Tha Carter IV (Last Week: #29) – 10,600; Total: 1,957,200 (Platinum) [21 Weeks]
#32 Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures (Last Week: #31) – 9,900; Total: 318,900 [7 Weeks]
#40 Anthony Hamilton – Back To Love (Last Week: #23) – 8,300; Total: 155,100 [6 Weeks]
#41 Beyonce – 4 (Last Week: #33) – 8,200; Total: 1,089,000 (Platinum) [30 Weeks]
#45 Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Last Week: #40) – 7,600; Total: 1,462,000 (Platinum) [68 Weeks]
Hip-Hop/R&B album sales for the week of 1/17/11
