Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 1/6/2013

HipHopDX: The year starts off with Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" leading the pack for Hip Hop on the charts, with T.I. not far behind.

T.I. and Kendrick Lamar set off 2013 by going back-to-back on the charts. After Tip's Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head had an impressively strong debut on the charts two weeks ago, he is edged out only by Kendrick Lamar on this week's SoundScan, with good kid, m.A.A.d city pulling ahead by one spot at No. 14. Further down the chart, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' collaborative debut The Heist continues to post numbers following the success of their breakout single "Thrift Shop," which was certified platinum this week. Wiz Khalifa's O.N.F.I.C. slipped further down the charts, dropping from No. 22 to 33, while 2 Chainz's Based on a T.R.U. Story bumped up from No. 47 to 39. The first week of the New Year wasn't as strong for Hip Hop as usual, mostly due to the fact that there haven't been any major releases in the past few weeks. Check below to see where this week's albums sit.

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/30/2012

#14. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - 36,000 (620,000)
#15. T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head - 36,000 (288,000)
#21. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 23,000 (237,000)
#33. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.F.I.C. - 16,000 (268,000)
#39. 2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story - 14,000 (492,000)
#44. Game - Jesus Piece - 14,000 (160,000)
#49. Chief Keef - Finally Rich - 12,000 (91,000)
#62. Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares - 9,000 (304,000)
#73. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up - 7,000 (792,000)
#125. Big Boi - Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors - 4,000 (53,000)