The Numbers Game: Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, & Wisin Y Yandel

Of course I knew Talib Kweli digitally dropped Gutter Rainbows last week. But I didn’t know about Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin Y Yandel’s 8th album Los Vaqueros: El Regreso or that Tech N9ne’s Bad Season mixtape was released through digital retailers with physical copies being sold at Strange Music’s web-store. Either way, I’m running late. Here’s the numbers…

#3 Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday (Last Week: #9) – 38,500; Total: 989,300 (Gold) [10 Weeks]
#5 Bruno Mars/Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Last Week: #6) – 32,700; Total: 595,300 (Gold) [16 Weeks]
#8 Wisin Y Yandel/Los Vaqueros: El Regreso (Last Week: NA) – 30,700; Total: NA [Debut]
#13 Rihanna/Loud (Last Week: #10) – 25,600; Total: 865,100 (Gold) [11 Weeks]
#16 Eminem/Recovery (Last Week: #17) – 21,300; Total: 3,510,500 (3X Platinum) [31 Weeks]
#18 R. Kelly/Love Letter (Last Week: #18) – 19,200; Total: 366,800 [7 Weeks]
#19 Kanye West/My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Last Week: #16) – 18,800; Total: 981,000 (Gold) [10 Weeks]
#24 Jamie Foxx/Best Night Of My Life (Last Week: #24) – 16,300; Total: 250,100 [6 Weeks]
#26 Black Eyed Peas/The Beginning (Last Week: #22) – 14,200; Total: 455,800 [8 Weeks]
#29 Talib Kweli/Gutter Rainbows (Last Week: NA) – 13,800; Total: NA [Debut]
#31 T.I./No Mercy (Last Week: #26) – 13,400; Total: 395,000 [8 Weeks]
#33 Lil’ Wayne/I Am Not A Human Being (Last Week: #34) – 13,000; Total: 717,500 (Gold) [18 Weeks]
#40 Keyshia Cole/Calling All Hearts (Last Week: #45) – 10,600; Total: 214,200 [6 Weeks]
#44 Keri Hilson/No Boys Allowed (Last Week: #48) – 9,800; Total: 181,800 [6 Weeks]
#49 Cee Lo Green/The Lady Killer (Last Week: #41) – 9,100; Total: 206,100 [12 Weeks]
#118 Tech N9ne & DJ Whoo Kid/Bad Season (Last Week: NA) – 4,400; Total: NA [Debut]