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BILLBOARD UPDATES - Joe, Akon & Amy Winehouse

Friday, May 4, 2007 , Posted by DJ Plan.B at 5/04/2007 12:11:00 PM

Debuting at #1 on the charts this week is R&B crooner Joe with his sixth solo album Ain't Nothing Like Me, with 98,400 units moved. Akon holds on tight to his #6 spot with his hit single "Don't Matter." the Senegalese bred crooner is still winning fans over. Konvicted shifts 45,300 units this week, pushing the album's total sales to 2,230,800.


At #11 is Amy Winehouse. Back To Black moved 34,300 discs this week, bringing her total units moved to 297,100. Fergie is at #12 with The Dutchess. She has moved 33,800 units, bringing her total to 1,810,800. R&B music is holding it down at #13 with Robin Thicke. The Evolution is still moving units with 33,300 discs this week. The album's tally stands at 1,015,300. Congrats, Mr. Thicke, on the platinum status!!

Timbaland slips four spots to #14. Shock Value ropes in 31,100 units this week to total out at 267,800 copies. Poppin' in at #15 is Beyonce. B'Day moved 29,260 copies to top off at 2,610,970 after 34 weeks. Coming around at #17 is Justin Timberlake as Future Sex/Love Sounds pushes 26,000 units this week. To date, the album has sold 3,170,900 copies.

Sliding a level down to #26 is Corrine Bailey Rae. Her self-titled album moves 22,100 units this week, bringing the album's total sales to 1,450,500. Young Buck is at #30 this week. Buck The World moved 19,200, bringing the five-week total to 270,260 copies. At #32 this week is Murder Inc's Lloyd. Street Love pushed 18,700 units this week, bringing the album's tally to 333,400.

Paul Wall is at #33. Get Money Stay True hauls in 18,100 units this week to move a total of 175,000 copies. Musiq Soulchild's at #35 with Luvandmusiq moved 17,100 discs this week, pushing the album's total sales to 323,600. Meanwhile, MIMS is hot at #38. The self-titled album moved 15,000 units this week and now tallies 176,700 after 5 weeks on the charts.

Rounding out the charts are:
Rich Boy's @#50-12,400 copies, 269,600 total.
Young Jeezy @#69- 9,700 copies, 1,034,100 total.

Snoop Dogg @#71- with debut of compilation The Big Squeeze- 9,600 copies
Ciara @#78- 8,800 copies, 1,130,200 total.
Baby Boy Da Prince @#92- 77,100 total.
Pretty Ricky @#95- 7,300 copeies, 430,170 total.
Diddy @#96- 7,300 copies, 624,900 total.
Next week for Ne-Yo to make an impact on the Hip-Hop and R&B Charts.