Soundscans....da Numbers was fucking horrible

In this week's Hip-Hop and R&B charts, Fabolous snatches the top spot, and T-Pain and Rihanna descend.

Debuting at No. 2 on the charts this week is Fabolous with his fourth album From Nothin' To Somethin'. The set, which features appearances from Ne-Yo, Rihanna, T-Pain and Jay-Z, comes in at No. 2 reeling in 159,000 copies, according to Nielsen's SoundScan.

T-Pain, who debuted at No. 1 last week slips four spots to No. 5. Epiphany shifts 81,900 units in its second week on the charts. To date, the album has sold 253,500 copies.

Tripping five spots to No. 7 is Rihanna. Good Girl Gone Bad pushes 81,200 discs in its second go-around, So far, the album's tally stands at 244,000.

Entering the charts at No. 8 is DJ Khaled with his sophomore album, We The Best, which features appearances from Lil' Wayne, Young Jeezy, T.I., Akon and Juelz Santana, among others. The set moves 79,000 copies in its opening week.

Amy Winehouse refuses to budge from the No. 10 spot. Back To Black shelves off 73,700 discs this week, bringing the album's total sales to 633,800.

R. Kelly dips four spots to No. 11. Double Up continues to keep cash registers ringing as it scans 69,500 CDs this week. After 3 weeks, the album has sold 578,500 copies.

Eddie Levert of The O'Jays and his son, the late Gerald Levert, debut at No. 19 with their collaborative effort Something To Talk About. The album shells out 42,000 units in its first spin on the charts.

The Black Eyed Peas' Fergie stalls three slots to No. 23 this week. Dutchess cashes out 40,700 units this week. Thus far, the album has sold 2,038,800.

Debuting at No. 26 is DMX with The Definition Of X: Pick Of The Litter. The set, which features all of his biggest hits including "Ruff Ryders Anthem," "Who We Be" and "Party Up," hustles 35,000 discs in its first week.

Ne-Yo slumps ten spots to No. 28. In its fourth week on the charts, Because Of You bags up 32,800 units, pushing the album's total sales to 545,900.

Also dropping ten spots is Robin Thicke at No. 34. The tally for Evolution Of Robin Thicke stands at 1,221,800. The album scans 24,400 discs this week.

Right behind him is Akon at No. 35. Konvicted hauls in 23,000 units this week. The album has brought in a total of 2,449,000 after four weeks on the charts.

Two slots below is Justin Timberlake at No. 37. FutureSex/Love Sounds rings out 21,700 discs this week. So far, the album has sold 3,336,600.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony slither ten spots down to No. 39. Strength & Loyalty sells 20,400 copies this week. The album has brought in a total of 282,800 after six weeks on the charts.

Posted at No. 40 is Tank. Sex, Love & Pain continues to grind out in its fifth week as it nets 19,500 discs this week. To date, the album has sold a total of 212,800 copies.

Young Jeezy and his U.S.D.A. crew plummet sixteen spots to No. 42. 18,500 folks picked up Cold Summer this week, pushing the album's tally to 190,800.

Leanin' at No. 53 is Corrine Bailey Rae. Her self titled album scores 14,800 copies this week. The album's total sales stands at 1,568,400.

Holding on tight at No. 60 is Timbaland. Shock Value has sold 382,200 copies thus far, with 12,500 representing the week-in total.

A sharp decrease in sales pushes Beyonce nine spots to No. 62. B'Day, which is on its 41st week on the charts, reins in 12,200 discs this week. The album's total sales read off at 2,745,100.

Carl Thomas, who debuted at No. 25 last week, tumbles forty slots to No. 65. So Much Better only moves 12,000 units this week, bringing the album's total sales to 40,500.

Bobby Valentino continues to struggle to find a solid spot on the charts as he tumbles sixteen paces to No. 66. Special Occasion seized 12,000 copies this week. So far, the album has sold 190,700 copies. Musiq Soulchild trips nine spots to No. 68. Luvandmusiq rings out 11,700 discs this week, pushing the album's total sales to 428,600. Joss Stone slips eight slots to No. 73. Introducing Joss Stone shifts 11,300 units this week, bringing her album's total to 418,200. Six spots away at No. 79 is Lloyd. Street Love shells out 10,500 copies this week, pushing the album's total to 431,900. Trailing the top 100 is Lil Wyte, who drops fiftysix spots to No.102 .after debuting at No. 46 last week. One & Only pushes only 8,500 discs in this second week. The album's tally stands at 24,150.

Next week look for Chrisette Michele, the Shop Boyz and Huey to make an impact on the Hip-Hop and R&B charts.

Wow.
It just gets worse and worse.
Does Soundscan include online sales?
If they did, there would be a big difference then.

Tips From COMA

heres some info on it

thats crazy as shyt

Justin, Corrine, Beyonce and Akon still raking in tons of sales...damn...I don't even know what to say. All I know is that people weren't feeling Corrine when I was bumpin her, then a month later everybody was liking her. I love the CD, it is just funny that it hasn't stopped selling yet.

One more thing, it seems that tossing kids into stages and humping underaged girls does nothing but boost sales, shoot, look at R kelly. Dude's music hasn't even been that good in forever and he still pushes more sales than Ne-yo and Musiq which have better albums and are more talented. So Sad...