With no new major urban releases in the last week, it was one of the first breathing points for the charts this past week. There was plenty of movement. For another week, Taylor Swift’s Fearless reigned supreme yet again. The Country star was one of the few staple positions in R&B took the top of the charts. Beyonce bumped Keyshia Cole back for her #2 spot with I Am…Sasha Fierce .

Kanye West’s 808’s & Heartbreak returned with a vengeance, from not Top 10 to Top 5. The album, received to varying reviews, made the million mark this week. Keyshia Cole’s A Different Me fell close behind, remaining strong in her second week out. Jamie Foxx followed two positions after, with his Intuition album fell a simple six spots from its debut week. T.I. returned too, with his award-winning Paper Trail coming back into the Top 15.

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Lil Wayne climbed nearly 20 chart places in preparation for holiday shopping. Tha Carter III trudges towards three million sold in the States. Plies fell 22 spaces with his third major label full length in two years. Da REAList was followed by fellow southern rap recent sensation Soulja Boy, who came just 11 positions lower with his iSouljaBoy.

Meanwhile, Scarface is holding rank with Emeritus, his reported last album from the onetime platinum rapper. Lil Wayne entered the charts twice this week, as DJ Drama and Aphilliates Music Group released a retail version of Dedication 3 , that sold just under 10,000 units last week, gaining ground from extensively from its appearance a week earlier.

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