In an age where the casual listener has very little interest in supporting albums, it’s become quite apparent that Rap/Hip Hop is one of the only fields left to impressive first week numbers on the Billboard 200.
For, when Rihanna‘s lackluster 198,000 units for ‘Talk That Talk’ are placed next to Drake‘s 631,000 units moved with 2011’s ‘Take Care‘, there’s no denying that US Rap continues to pull number of stunts and tricks on its Hot 100 heavy Pop counterpart.
Now, by way of his latest album ‘God Forgives, I Don’t‘, Rick Ross is set to join an elite group of Rappers making major waves on the Billboard 200.
Details below…
Heading to #1 on this week’s US Album Chart, ‘Forgives‘ is set to shift between 210k-220k and will see him outsell Joss Stone’s ‘The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2’ which is set to pull a humble 25,000 units.
If these predictions come to pass, the LP hand the MC his highest first week number and one of the highest debuts to date this year.
This week’s projected Top Ten below:
| Nielsen SoundScan Building Chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | LW BB 200 | Artist | Title |
| 1 | NEW | Rick Ross | “God Forgives, I Don’t” |
| 2 | 1 | Zac Brown Band | “Uncaged” |
| 3 | 5 | Kidz Bop Kids | “Kidz Bop 22” |
| 4 | 6 | Justin Bieber | “Believe” |
| 5 | 7 | One Direction | “Up All Night” |
| 6 | NEW | Joss Stone | “The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2” |
| 7 | 2 | Nas | “Life Is Good” |
| 8 | NEW | Gloriana | “A Thousand Miles Left Behind” |
| 9 | 9 | Adele | “21” |
| 10 | 10 | Maroon 5 | “Overexposed” |
| The Building Chart reflects the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan’s tracking week (which ends Sunday) as reported by six major merchants: iTunes, Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Starbucks, Target and Anderson Merchandisers. Billboard estimates that they make up about 85% of all U.S. album sales. | |||
Oh, Ok
http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/12/adele-rihanna-beyonce-dominate-worldwide-year-chart/
Oh gaawd here thos pissy fish p**** smelln F** wit deze DAAAAYUM links!!!
@truth shutfuck up a d @ LAX SWEETIE I NEED U TO STOP catching feeli gs when someone hates o OUR RIHANNAOK RIHANNA IS LAUGHING @ HER HATERS SO WE SHOULD TTOO OK!!
old news tbh. And bringing up Rihanna? tacky. Why not mention the horribly low RECENT sales of Usher and Chris Brown?
More old News….
http://www.gigwise.com/photos/69348/9/the-biggest-selling-albums-of-2011-adele-rihanna-bruno-mars
Good for Officer Rick….
*grabs an old news paper, grab this B**** by the scuff of her neck and holds her nose to these DAYUM LINKS and commence to beatn da F*** outta her for leavin s*** all over the place*b****
CRACKING THE HELL UP AT TRUTH!
maybe because although they didnt sale as well they were still #1…on billboard
eaux neaux RiBillboard200Flopna going to lose to another Rapper she probably gave up the noonie for.
tha shayme!
This site sucks. sam you still giving cb head???…im not even a rihana stan but you shade her far to much, thats its not eveb funny anymore! Please stop..ans congratz to the homie rick ross
More Old News….
http://thatgrapejuice.net/2011/12/2011-year-charts-billboard-200/
U motha fucka!!
ummm… what about NICKI MINAJ?!?! I believe she did 255,000 or something like that earlier this year…
Gtfoh u crab p**** b****!! no one cares about YIU, ickie OR yo momma, u c*********!
Rihanna moved a lackluster 198 in the US AND A
WHOPPING 504, 000 World Wide Not to SHABBY
for some one who’s LACKLUSTER sales went on
to SALE 504,000 units of Talk That Talk, World Wide!!!!!!
And U moved how many????? B****
I KNW U AI T TALKING AS MUCH AS U SUCK BEYFLOPS DRY P****!! HOW MANY HAVE U SOLD? B****!! DONT COME FOR ONE OF OUR NAVY MEMBERS!!
Rihanna’s Talk That Talk….
1. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 1) – 504,000 (-)
3. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 2) – 282,000 (-43%)
6. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 3) – 249.000 (-12%) -1M MARK- 1.035.000
6. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 4) – 268.000 (+8%)
6. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 5) – 365.000 (+36%)
6. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 6) – 148.000 (-59%%)
5. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 7) – 91.000 (-39%)
5. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 8) – 70.000 (-23%)
6. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 9) – 61.000 (-13%) -2M MARK- 2.038.000
7. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 10) – 56.000 (-8%)
7. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 11) – 58.000 (+4%)
13. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 12) – 54.000 (-7%)
13. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 13) – 54.000 (+0%)
17. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 14) – 51.000 (-6%)
17. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 15) – 49.000 (-4%)
23. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 16) – 38,000 (-21%)
25 Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 17) – 37,000 (-3%)
23 Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 18) – 35,000 (-5%)
28. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 19) – 34,000 (-3%)
25. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 20) – 34,000 (+0%)
26. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 21) – 28,000 (-18%)
25. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 22) – 30,000 (+7%)
27. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 23) – 25,000 (-17%)
23. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 24) – 31.000 (+24%)
25. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 25) – 29.000 (-6%)
30. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 26) – 27.000 (-7%)
31. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 27) – 27.000 (+0%)
27. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 28) – 30.000 (+11%)
25. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 29) – 29.000 (-3%)
32. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 30) – 26.000 (-10%)
33. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 31) – 25.000 (-4%)
34. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 32) – 25.000 (+0%)
40. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 33) – 23.000 (-8%)
38. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 34) – 20.000 (-13%)
36. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 35) – 22.000 (+10%)
38. Talk That Talk – Rihanna (Week 36) – 20.000 (-9%)
TOTAL: 2.955.000 copies
3M in Mediatraffic too
scthay prussed!!!
How many Grammy does she own though. I mean that are actually hers and that she doesn’t have to share.
5 grammys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the three grammys that she got for best rap/sung collaboration are rightfully hers!!!!!
hints the name of the category best rap/SUNG (SUNG) collaboration. the other artist couldnt of even been nominated in that category if they had taken rihanna off and it had just been them. now have several seats
U PRESSED B****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many did YOU sales u sasquatch!!
Rihanna only gets a grammy if somebody helps her
Lol @ beehive
funny because the other artist wouldnt of won those grammys if rihanna wasnt on the track, the grammy is for best rap slash sung collaboration. get a life hunny
i’m curious,
what site did you obtain those numbers from?
no shade, just genuinely N interested.
i’d love to look at other artists sale trajectory’s.
Adele – 21
XL Recordings – 15,3 million copies
Lady GaGa – Born This Way
Interscope – 5,4 million copies
Michael Bublé – Christmas
Reprise – 5,2 million copies
Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Elektra / Warner Bros. – 4,0 million copies
Rihanna – Loud
Def Jam – 3,4 million copies
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
Parlophone / Capitol – 3,3 million copies
Adele – 19
XL Recordings – 2,8 million copies
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Island – 2,2 million copies
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
Capitol – 2,1 million copies
Beyoncé – 4
Columbia – 2,1 million copies
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
Cash Money – 2,1 million copies
Foo Fighters – Wasting Light
RCA – 2,0 million copies
Justin Bieber – Under The Mistletoe
Def Jam / Island – 2,0 million copies
Justin Bieber – My Worlds (My World+My World 2.0)
Island – 1,8 million copies
Pink – Greatest Hits So Far
LaFace / Zomba – 1,8 million copies
Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m With You
Warner Bros. – 1,7 million copies
Black Eyed Peas – The Beginning
Interscope – 1,7 million copies
Rihanna – Talk That Talk
Def Jam – 1,7 million copies
Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party
Broken Bow – 1,7 million copies
Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne
Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam – 1,6 million copies
David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat
EMI Music – 1,6 million copies
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
Island – 1,5 million copies
Lady GaGa – The Fame (Monster)
Interscope – 1,5 million copies
Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures
Island – 1,5 million copies
Britney Spears – Femme Fatale
Jive – 1,5 million copies
Lady Antebellum – Own The Night
Capitol Nashville – 1,4 million copies
Drake – Take Care
Cash Money – 1,4 million copies
Tony Bennett – Duets II
Columbia – 1,4 million copies
LMFAO – Sorry For Party Rocking
Interscope – 1,3 million copies
Jessie J – Who You Are
Island / Lava – 1,3 million copies
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Cash Money / Universal Motown – 1,3 million copies
Avril Lavigne – Goodbye Lullaby
RCA – 1,3 million copies
Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
Jive – 1,2 million copies
Taylor Swift – Speak Now
Big Machine – 1,2 million copies
Eminem – Recovery
Aftermath / Interscope – 1,2 million copies
Justin Bieber – Never Say Never (The Remixes)
Island – 1,2 million copies
Nickelback – Here And Now
Roadrunner – 1,1 million copies
Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
Shady / Interscope – 1,1 million copies
Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials
Universal Republic / Island – 1,1 million copies
Susan Boyle – Someone To Watch Over Me
Syco Music / Columbia – 1,1 million copies
Of course, in what really goes without saying, kudos to Adele for the bone chillingly fantastic year she has had with both ‘19′ and ‘21′.
We also extend our congratulations to Rihanna for exceeding expectations with the worldwide sales of ‘Loud‘, but would be wrong to deny that we are not surprised that it sits only 5 spots above Beyonce‘s ‘4′, despite the fact that it had the benefit of being released almost one year before the R&B driven project.
ahahahhahahahaha LMAO wheres beys figures
This was 2011
What about ahahahahah to TTT 1.7 shame
Where r ur, W****!!!!
Ok…SUMBODY SHOOT THIS SLAP D*** PRESSED F** IN DA FACE!!!!!! Dat fa only way tp stop het nonsince!
The 200k range is NOTHING to boast about. Ask Nicki, Rihanna or Chris.
RIGHT!! But ummm…how many did u sale? B****
You’re soooo upset because your fav couldnt sell 200 cans of food at a homeless shelter. Cumcuzzling flop.
Chris didn’t sale 200 anything
Nicki Minaj is platinum so don’t bring her in here
He sold 200k thousand boxing golves.
People by from people will experience.
Where are the receipts that she is platinum???????? Cuz no one in their kindergarten mind would consider 1mil shipped the same as 1mil sold. GTFOh
“Officer Ricky” will enter the charts for the 1st time in his career at the top of the “SAINTED” BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUM/CD CHART. That’s why his numbers are considered significant.
Chris Brown – like Usher , Neyo, Trey Songz and the new “kang” of r&b Frank Ocean – is a R&B artists. They don’t shift product like POP, COUNTRY & RAP acts do. I’m not sure why you are comparing R&B artists to RAP acts?
And I though Nicki did well for her position as a Rap hybrid act? 0_O
For one thing, Usher used to sell those numbers so that point is irrelevant.
And Nicki flopped considering her debut sold more than 1.5mil and her recent hasnt even sold half of that.
But if you wanna talk about Rap artists records, he’s nowhere in the same ball park as the likes of Lil Wayne & Drake when it comes to first week & overall sales. Yea this may be HIS record-breaker for his own discography, but in the general scheme of it all, his debut is really nothing.
Just to say:
Rick Ross needs to repent. He doesn’t know what forces he’s messing with taking God’s word in his title and ruining it. He sounds like an agent of Satan.
And YOU dound like yo p**** aint getn NO action….so go f*** urself u steam pressed F**!
Similar to Joe Camel calling ITself “HOVA” which is a play on the Lord’s name.
#READ B****!
Best selling albums in the US for 2012 so far….
http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=220641
Kill yoself u b****
Don’t know why Rihanna’s sales had to be brought into this yet again..
Lol @ ur name yo #dead
What did the lackluster Rihanna sales have to do with this week´s charts? Sam you lose credibility with things like this post
If u wanted to talk about flops, J.Lo. debuted at #20 with 16k sold last week with her greatest hits
POW!!
Sam is more obsessed with Rihanna than her own stans…
TRUE!!
Get it ricky!!
And u lax b**** dont u PUT NO DAYUM LINKS ON MY COMMENT U W****!
I HAD TO LAUGH AT UR COMMENT!!! LMAO!!!! (EVEN THOUGH UR A BEYFLOP STAN)
DANGGG they kicked FRANK OCEAN right out that top 10 spot huh ? his album is better than ever cd on that list . -_- * SHRUGs *
So says the fake biased lying a** media & the glbtq community! Don’t worry the media still crowns him the new “kang” & savior of r&b!
Rihanna outsold Kelly Rowland, Alexandra Burke and Chris Brown. “Now he mad I won’t grant him an interview” we know what this really about Sam.
Anyhow I’m glad the Bawse has good numbers. Maybe this will be his 1st album to go platinum in the US, which reminds me your faves that I listed have yet to do that but Rihanna has. You’re making this easy.
Hert first week sales also beat Katy perry.
Rihanna’s album was released during the busiest shopping week of the year and still failed to garner at least 200k in sales. You can stop trying to brag now. If she was the “It”-girl her idiot fans make her out to be, then she should have done at least 500k during week 1 and be multi-platinum now.
UM SWEETIE WE CAN BRAG CUS TTT IS NOW TRIPLE PLATINUM!!! AND LOUD SOLD SIX MILLION WW!!
Dissing someone who sold 200k to praise someones 210k.
What a genius, Samantha-cant-get-an-interview is.
i think the point was made because Rihanna had the benefit of her international star power and number one singles. Rick Ross has neither and he still outsold her. B****.
Him not being able to get a hit is a fail on his part, its unneccesary ot come at Rihanna.
THIS!
So sad Rihanna keeps getting outsold by people who dont have her number one singles.
Surely if she’s THAT popular getting a number one album or selling over 300k first week should be a walk in the park but the fact remains that the Navy are all talk and can only get her singles to number one when they have the help of the casual listener.
Flop b******. Even at Beyonce’s worst she still outsells Rihanna’s first week numbers.
Rita is a h**.
But YET RIHANNA IS OUTSELLING UR FAVE!! RIHANNA IS A GLOBAL BRAND AND MEGA SUPERSTAR!! WTF IS RITA? THAG B**** CANT EVEN CRACK THE TOP 40 IN THE US OR THE WORLD!! ONLY IN THE UK!! WHERE RIHANNA SLAYS RITA ON HER OWN HOME COUNTRY!!
Well said! The Queen of Goats can only sell when she whines and complains about smacking around her ex-boytoy who in return whooped her ass but good! She has existed for almost 4 years whining, blaming, and complaining without flipping her damn mouth up to tell her part in that 1 fight! Given the MEDIA FAVOR and femiNAZI bullsh** support you would think “CREEP-ela-ela-ela” would shift more units. She will soon be WHINING, COMPAINING & TALKING BULLSH** on that fake fat desperate former CRACK SMOKER & PROSITITUTE (see Kitty Kelly’s tell all book) Oprah “thing” Windfrey’s failing network. <– and they say God isn't good…LOL 🙂 I guess we will have to see if that gives her a spike in sells.
You should not be mentioning GOD’s name with such a negative comment toward another!!!
GET EM ROSS..
DUH, must we discuss this again?
This is a RAP CD one of he 3 genres of music supported by the POWERS THAT BE! 1st comes POP, then COUNTRY & finally RAP! Why would anyone be surprised if the CD did fairly well in its 1st week especially considering MMG is under the YMCMB umbrella or didn’t y’all know?
u r wrong, rick is own by jayz, hes on the same label as rihanna
Sam & Grapejuice staffs really need to be careful with all the hate toward Rihanna, because soon Rita (one of their faves) will be releasing a new album. They say Karma is a *****………. Sam and his staffs just might get a feel of what thats really like. Especially if her debut undersold Rihanna’s . It be really and I mean really stupid for them to continue to post negative comments about Rihanna while Rita continue to struggles.
Why would Karma punish Rita because of what someone else said? That’s not how Karma works…
SO HAPPY FOR OFFICER RICKY!!
BAWSE!
It’s your time to shine, Rozay, Enjoy!