Miguel - Adorn Live on Letterman (VIDEO)

Miguel went onto Dave Letterman to sing his lead single from his new Album. Which will debut at #3

Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 8/13/12

Rick Ross was bumped from his number 1 spot this week by the debut of Now 43, but he still holds strong at number 2 on his second week on the charts, moving another 60k units of GFID. Congrats, homie! Get the full top 10 below.

1. Now 43 111k
2. Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t 60k
3. Frank Sinatra – Nothing But the Best 40k
4. Elle Varner – Perfectly Imperfect 33k
5. Colt Ford – Declaration of Independence 31k
6. Zac Brown Band – Uncaged 31k
7. Justin Bieber – Believe 29k
8. One Direction – Up All Night 29k
9. Adele – 21 26k
10. Kidz Bop 22 23k

Nicki Minaj #1 on Billboard Charts

Sophomore Jinx is for suckers and not 4 Nicki, her album, which debuted at No. 1 this week.


Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded lands on top of the Billboard 200 after selling 253,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The star-studded set, which features Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Nas, marks the Young Money rapper’s second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

Her platinum debut Pink Friday opened at No. 2 in December 2010, selling 375,000 copies. It later climbed to No. 1 in February 2011.

A grateful Nicki took to Twitter to thank her fans for their support. “I’d like to thank you for making Pink Friday: ROMAN RELOADED #1 in the UK, US, Canada, and Japan. #LOVE,” she tweeted.

The album features the RedOne-produced single “Starships,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

J. Cole’s “Work Out” Goes Platinum; Blue Ivy Carter Breaks A Record

It’s a good week for the folks over there at Roc Nation….and their seeds. J. Cole announced his good news earlier today, tweeting that the lead single “Work Out” from his debut album has been officially certified platinum. And that’s not all. Proud papa Jay-Z’s ode to his baby girl that featured lil’ Blue herself has already charted on Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop chart at number 74, making her the youngest person ever to make the charts. How cool!

Jeezy Sells 200K 1st week Sales

After numerous delays Young Jeezy's fourth studio album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition, was released on December 20. With final numbers counted the album moved 233,000 units. Good enough to place 3rd on the Billboard 200 chart.

Adele's 21 shows no sign of slowing down. The album placed No. 2 on the charts with it's biggest sales week yet, moving 399,000 copies to push it's 2011 total to 5.68 million according to Billboard.

Michael Buble's Christmas album claimed the top spot on the charts, selling 467,000 copies.

Common's The Dreamer/The Believer sold 69,000 units, landing at the No. 18 spot.

Nicki Minaj - Billboard's Rising Star of 2011

Drake Sells 659,000 in 1st Week

Drake's Take Care album was expected to do big first week numbers and it delivered.

Official Nielsen Soundscan numbers come out tomorrow, but according to HitsDailyDouble, the album sold 659,190 copies to easily claim the top spot. Michael Buble's Christmas album will take the No. 2 spot with 170, 071 units sold.

Take Care marks Drake's second consecutive No. 1 selling album following his debut, Thank Me Later,which sold 447,000 it's first week out.

DRAKE to Be #1

Drake’s fans are definitely taking care of him. The Young Money star’s sophomore album is on track to make a big entry on the charts in its first week.


Take Care, which has been receiving favorable reviews, is a shoe-in for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week. According to HITS Daily Double, the project is predicted to sell between 675,000-725,000 in its opening week based on one-day sales estimates.

These numbers will give Drizzy the third best debut of the year following Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (1.1 million) and his Young Money boss Lil Wayne, whose album Tha Carter IV sold just under a million in one week.

It will also mark Drake’s second No. 1 debut following Thank Me Later, which entered with 447,000 copies in June 2010.

props to rap

J Cole comes in @ #1

J Cole is looking down @ yall

Lots to smile about Dreamvillians. J. Cole’s debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story will score the #1 spot on charts officially tomorrow. Hits Daily Double reports the project to have sold an estimated 217,324 copies the first week of its release. It also marks the highest debut from a hip-hop artist in 2011.

Check the hommie's twitter Thanking his fans

Beyoncé Hits The Charts @ #1

The fourth solo effort from the pop superstar enters at No. 1 with 310,000 copies sold in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. 4 becomes Beyoncé’s fourth solo No. 1, making her the third act following Britney Spears and DMX to see their first four studio albums debut atop the Billboard 200.

The album, which includes the singles “Run the World (Girls) and “Best Thing I Never Had,” also claims the third-largest sales week of the year following Lady Gaga’s Born This Way (1.1 million) and Adele’s 21 (351,000).

4 is No. 1 throughout the world, including the U.K. where it sold 89,000 units in the first week, giving her her second No. 1 album in the country.

Despite the respectable numbers, the project is the lowest opening week of Beyoncé’s career. 2008’s I Am … Sasha Fierce entered with 482,000, B’Day bowed with 541,000 in 2006, and her debut Dangerously in Love arrived in 2003 with 317,000.

Elsewhere on the Billboard 200, Big Sean enters at No. 3 with 87,000 copies of his G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam debut Finally Famous.