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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/24/2013

November 27, 2013

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#1. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – 120,000 (1,123,000)

#7. Yo Gotti – I Am – 48,000 (48,000)

#14. Drake – Nothing Was The Same – 30,400 (1,129,000)

#30. Jhene Aiko – Sail Out EP – 12,000 (46,000)

#49. 2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. II #MeTime – 7,600 (172,000)

#52. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 7,200 (1,146,000)

#89. Jay Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail – 5,200 (1,065,000)

#117. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 4,300 (1,091,000)

#132. Hopsin – Knock Madness – 4,000 (4,000)

#135. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP – 4,000 (10,777,000)

#144. Bun B – Trill O.G. The Epilogue – 3,700 (14,400)

#153. Eminem – The Eminem Show – 3,500 (10,279,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousand for units above 10,000, nearest hundred for units below 10,000.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/10/2013

November 20, 2013

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#1. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – 210,000 (1,003,000)

#7. Jhene Aiko – Sail Out EP – 34,000 (34,000)

#9. Drake – Nothing Was The Same – 33,000 (1,099,000)

#30. Bun B – Trill O.G. The Epilogue – 11,000 (11,000)

#45. 2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. II #MeTime – 8,000 (165,000)

#53. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 7,000 (1,139,000)

#58. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP – 7,000 (10,773,000)

#61. Lecrae – Church Clothes Vol. 2 – 7,000 (22,000)

#74. Jay Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail – 6,000 (1,060,000)

#80. Linkin Park – Recharged – 5,000 (49,000)

#88. Eminem – The Eminem Show – 5,000 (10,275,000)

#94. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 5,000 (1,087,000)

#107. Eminem – Recovery – 5,000 (4,513,000)

#128. Pusha T – My Name Is My Name – 4,000 (122,000)

#135. Eminem – Curtain Call – 4,000 (3,782,000)

#169. DJ Khaled – Suffering From Success – 3,000 (44,000)

#173. Eminem – The Slim Shady LP – 3,000 (5,437,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousand for units above 10,000, nearest hundred for units below 10,000.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week ending 9/22/2013

September 25, 2013

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#4. MMG – MMG Presents: Self Made Vol. 3 50,000 (50,000)

#7. 2 Chainz – B.O.A.T.S. II #MeTime – 35,000 (98,000)

#9. The Weeknd – Kiss Land – 26,000 (122,000)

#11. Tamar Braxton – Love & War – 20,000 (169,000)

#16. Elvis Costello & The Roots – Wise Up Ghosts And Other Songs – 18,000 (18,000)

#22. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 15,000 (990,000)

#23. Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady – 15,000 (62,000)

#36. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 10,000 (1,080,000)

#44. Juicy J – Stay Trippy – 8,000 (106,000)

#58. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 7,000 (1,040,000)

#75. Big Sean – Hall of Fame – 5,000 (104,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousand for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/8/2013

September 11, 2013

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#1. Ariana Grande – Yours Truly – 138,000 (138,000)

#2. Tamar Braxton – Love & War – 115,000 (115,000)

#4. John Legend – Love in the Future – 68,000 (68,000)

#6. Jaheim – Appreciation Day – 58,000

#15. Juicy J – Stay Trippy – 22,000 (86,000)

#18. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 20,000 (957,000)

#24. Big Sean – Hall of Fame – 18,000 (89,000)

#27. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 16,000 (1,057,000)

#55. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 7,000 (1,027,000)

#87. A$AP Ferg – Trap Lord – 9,000 (46,000)

#92. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris – 4,000 (62,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousand for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/1/2013

September 4, 2013

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#3. Big Sean – Hall of Fame – 72,000 (72,000)

#4. Juicy J – Stay Trippy – 64,000 (64,000)

#5. Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines – 55,000 (392,000)

#13. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 25,000 (1,042,000)

#14. Jay Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail – 24,000 (937,000)

#44. A$AP Ferg – Trap Lord – 9,000 (41,000)

#46. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. city – 9,000 (1,020,000)

#49. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris – 8,000 (57,000)

#53. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 8,000 (587,000)

#56. Krizz Kaliko – Son of Sam – 8,000 (8,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/23/2013

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#1. Kanye West – Yeezus – 327,000 (327,000)

#2. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 297,000 (297,000)

#3. Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off – 102,000 (102,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 23,000 (843,000)

#40. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 9,100 (938,000)

#42. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 8,900 (496,000)

#95. The-Dream – IV Play – 4,600 (42,000)

#121. Statik Selektah – Extended Play – 3,500 (3,600)

#130. Snoop Lion – Reincarnated – 3,400 (50,000)

#175. Kanye West – My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy – 2,600 (1,346,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Record Labels vs. Indie Music [infographic]

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/9/2012

December 12, 2012

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/9/2012

#2. Wiz Khalifa – O.N.F.I.C. – 141,000 (141,000)

#6. Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire – 77,000 (237,000)

#11. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 59,000 (369,000)

#24. Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – 30,000 (77,000)

#30. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 25,000 (481,000)

#44. The Weeknd – Trilogy – 14,000 (145,000)

#56. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 11,000 (428,000)

#67. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up – 9,900 (749,000)

#72. Meek Mill – Dreams & Nightmares – 9,300 (266,000)

#152. Wu-Block – Wu-Block – 4,200 (13,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

GWOP News: U.S. Digital Album Sales Up 15%

October 3, 2012

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Digital Music

According to Nielsen, the first 9 months of 2012, digital album sales in the U.S. are up 15% over the same period last year. American fans have already purchased 1 billion digital tracks, a pace that should break 2011’s record of 1.3 billion sold.

A look at music sales over the past few years show that an explosion of new devices including smartphones and tablets has played a major factor in the growth of digital music.

source: Hypebot

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/30/2012

October 3, 2012

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#5. Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 – 89,000 (89,000)

#7. G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer – 55,000 (261,000)

#25. 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 15,000 (303,000)

#44. Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t – 9,300 (417,000)

#80. Nas – Life Is Good – 4,700 (305,000)

#90. DMX – Undisputed – 7,500 (25,000)

#101. Slaughterhouse – welcome to: Our House – 3,700 (80,000)

#123. Brother Ali – Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color – 3,100 (14,000)

#146. Murs & Fashawn – This Generation – 2,700 (2,700)

#188. Tech N9ne – E.B.A.H. – 2,100 (16,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Hip Hop Album Sales: Week ending 11/6/2011

November 16, 2011

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#1. Mac Miller – Blue Slide Park – 144,000 (144,000)

#15. Wale – Ambition – 41,000 (205,000)

#18. Tyrese – Open Invitation – 33,000 (110,000)

#21. Tech N9ne Collabos – Welcome To Strangeland – 26,000 (26,000)

#22. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV – 25,000 (1,668,000)

#32. J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story – 17,000 (387,000)

#60. Pusha T – Fear Of God 2: Let Us Pray – 8,900 (9,000)

#119. Drake – Thank Me Later – 4,000 (1,484,000)

#124. Wiz Khalifa – Rolling Papers – 3,700 (609,000)

GWOP Education: How To Sell 1 Million Albums and Owe $500,000

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Checkout this useful video for any independent artist thinking of signing with a major label.

GWOP Magazine staff works directly with indie artists on a daily basis, this video provides valuable information on how major artists are pretty much in debt to their label after selling 1 million copies (which is above average in 2011). For example, Beyonce’s latest album 4 only sold approximately 300k copies the first week of its release. Watch full video below:

*Note: The video shows how an artist can still owe money after going platinum. These numbers are estimated and artists don’t all have the same deals.

S/O to ALL the INDIE Artists out there making it happen in 2011. #Pro Indie

–GWOP Magazine staff

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