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Rihanna Finally Goes Platinum, Alicia Keys Slips Out Of No. 1, Keyshia Cole Rises
Posted on: January 31, 2008 06:24 PST
Filed under: R&B, Pop

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In this week's Hip-Hop and R&B charts, Alicia Keys relinquishes her No. 1 spot, Mary J. Blige and Chris Brown maintain their Top 10 status while Keyshia Cole regains it, and Rihanna goes platinum after 34 weeks.

Songstress Alicia Keys falls one spot to No. 2 this week with her third album, As I Am, which sold 59,700 copies in the last go-round. After 11 weeks, Keys is nearing triple platinum status with sales of 2,846,200.

Two spots down at No. 4 is Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul Mary J. Blige, who moved 45,200 units of her eighth album, Growing Pains. After six weeks, Mary J. has scanned 1,085,200 discs.

Chris Brown climbs two spots to No. 7 with his sophomore album Exclusive, which sold 31,600 copies in the last seven days. After 12 weeks and three hit singles, the teen phenom has 1,182,600 albums sold to his credit.

Keyshia Cole reappears in the Top 10 this week, climbing four spots to No. 8 with her second effort, Just Like You. Cole sold 31,100 copies this week for an 18-week total of 1,059,300.

Black Eyed Pea singer gone solo Fergie maintains her No. 17 spot, selling 22,095 copies of her debut solo album, The Dutchess. Seventy-one weeks after the album's release, Fergie continues her reign to the tune of 3,375,600 records sold.

R&B Crooner Jaheim holds tight at No. 28 this week, moving 18,000 copies of his latest effort, Makings of A Man. Six weeks in, the "Still Ghetto" star has sold 312,000 copies.

Chi-town rapper Lupe Fiasco skates down three spots to No. 29 this week, selling 17,900 copies of his sophomore disc, Lupe Fiasco's The Cool. After six weeks, Lupe has sold 286,200 copies.

Crooner Raheem DeVaughn plummets 26 spots to No. 31 this week, selling 17,100 copies of Love Behind the Melody. After two weeks, the "R&B Hippie Neo Soul Rock Star" has sold 62,200 copies of his sophomore disc, which features a guest appearance from Big Boi.

Teen of da South Soulja Boy maintains his spot at No. 37 this week, cranking out 15,900 copies of Souljaboytellem.com in the last seven days. After 17 weeks, the teen rapper has sold 727,100 copies.

British soul singer and recent rehab entrant Amy Winehouse falls three spots to No. 39 this week, moving 15,500 copies of Back to Black. After 46 weeks, the beehived crooner has sold 1,495,900 copies.

Inching up one spot to No. 41 is J. Holiday, whose debut album Back of My 'Lac sold 14,400 copies this week. The R&B singer's 17-week total is 467,600.

Right behind Holiday is the man responsible for penning his hit "Bed," The-Dream, who falls two spots to No. 42 with his debut disc, Love/Hate. The Def Jam hitmaker moved 14,400 copies this week for a seven-week total of 168,800.

John Legend nose-dives 37 spots to No. 44 this week with his live album, Live From Philadelphia, which sold 13,500 in the last seven days. After two weeks, Legend has moved 46,400 units.

Rising 10 spots to No. 45 this week is Rihanna, who sold 13,360 copies of her latest effort and went platinum in the process. After 34 weeks, the Good Girl Gone Bad has scanned 1,002,500 discs.

Chicago rapper/producer Kanye West falls 11 spots spots to No. 50 this week with Graduation, which sold 12,400 copies in the last seven days. After 20 weeks, the Louis Vuitton Don is nearing double platinum status with a sales total of 1,958,200.

Next week look for Foxy Brown and Jill Scott to make an appearance on the Hip-Hop & R&B Charts.

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