Beyonce debuted number 1 this week by selling over a half a million copies of her new album "I Am... Sasha Fierce." The highest selling rapper this week is also the same one who recently testified in a murder trial. T.I.'s "Paper Trail" grabbed the 15th slot after selling over 50,000 more copies while Lil Wayne dropped all the way to 36th with another 23,000+ copies sold.
On the R&B tip, T-Pain dropped 8 spots to land at number 12 this week after pushing over another 57,000 copies of his "Thr33 Ringz" while John Legend only lost 5 spots to land at number 17. Rihanna lost 4 spots with her 33rd slot after she pushed another 24k while Ne-Yo dropped 19 positions to take 42nd.
Missing on this weeks top 50 sales chart are rappers Young Jeezy, The Game and Q-Tip who had been on the top 50 for the last few weeks.
Number Artist Album Sales
1. Beyonce I Am Sasha Fierce 505,593
12. T-Pain Thr33 Ringz 57,564
15. T.I. Paper Trail 50,167
17. John Legend Evolver 45,600
33. Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad 24,701
36. Lil Wayne Tha Carter III 23,704
42. Ne-Yo Year Of The Gentleman 22,207