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Alicia Keys No Longer No. 1, Mary J. Blige Steady In Top 10, Amy Winehouse Soars After Grammys
Source: sohh.com
Posted on: February 14, 2008 07:24 PST
Filed under: R&B, Pop

Alicia Keys

In this week's Hip-Hop and R&B charts, Alicia Keys gives up her No. 1 spot, Mary J. Blige keeps Keys company in the Top 10 and Amy Winehouse rockets up 30 spots following her Grammy wins and performance Sunday night.

Alicia Keys continues to move units but fell to No. 3 this week with the release of new albums from surf rocker Jack Johnson and Sheryl Crow. Keys sold 80,200 copies of As I Am this week, hovering near the triple platinum threshold with a 13-week sales total of 2,987,600.

Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul Mary J. Blige helps Keys hold down the Top 10, but falls one spot to No. 7 this week after selling 44,600 copies of her eighth album, Growing Pains. Eight weeks in, Mary J. has scanned 1,177,100 discs.

Next up is Keyshia Cole, who falls three spots to No. 11 this week with her sophomore effort, Just Like You. The Grammy-nominated songstress failed to bring home an award Sunday night, but moved 35,400 units this week for a 20-week total of 1,131,100 albums sold.

Chris Brown slips one spot to No. 12 this week, selling 32,300 copies of his second album, Exclusive. After 14 weeks, the teen phenom has scanned 1,248,200 discs.

Beehived-crooner Amy Winehouse races up 30 spots to No. 24 this week following her performance via satellite on the Grammys Sunday night. Winehouse, who took home five Grammys, sold 24,600 copies of Back to Black this week - an 84 percent increase in sales over last week - for a 48-week total of 1,533,900.

Black Eyed Pea singer turned solo artist Fergie slides down two spots to No. 27 this week with her solo debut album, The Dutchess. After 73 weeks on the charts, the album is still outselling the majority of its competition, moving 23,500 units this week for a total of 3,420,500 albums sold.

R&B sensation J. Holiday maintains his spot at No. 34 this week, scanning 19,200 copies of his debut disc, Back of My 'Lac. After 19 weeks, Holiday has gone gold, amassing a total of 504,600 copies sold.

Right behind J. Holiday yet again is The-Dream, who penned Holiday's hit "Bed" and stays fixed at No. 35 this week. The Def Jam hitmaker sold 18,600 copies in the last go-round for a nine-week total of 205,200.

Teen sensation Soulja Boy falls five spots to No. 36 this week, cranking out 18,600 copies of his debut disc Souljaboytellem.com. After 19 weeks, the rap novice has moved 764,600 units.

R&B crooner Jaheim falls five spots to No. 37 this week, selling 18,400 copies of his his latest disc, The Makings of A Man. After eight weeks, Jaheim's sales totals stand at 349,200.

Rounding out the Top 50 is Rihanna, who climbs five spots this week to No. 46 with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. The Def Jam princess scanned 16,800 discs this week, for a 36-week total of 1,033,400.

Next week look out for Michael Jackson's Thriller 25 to make an impact on the charts.

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