spotted: HipHopDX

* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank	Artist	Album	This Week	Est. Total
6	Bruno Mars	Doo Wops & Hooligans	34,000	563,000
9	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	28,000	951,000
12	Rihanna	Loud	26,000	840,000
16	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	22,000	962,000
17	Eminem	Recovery	20,000	3,489,000



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