Feb 25 2009
Top 5 Rap Artist on Billboard 200 Feb 25th
New positions, same artists as usual! Kanye took a hit this week falling from the 9th position to the 16th position, still not the worst. The best was T.I. moving up one spot. Lil Wayne fell 7 positions and these are the only rap artists in the top 50 on Billboard this week. There has been some strong debuts this week, as well as some other strong albums that have been released more recent than the rap albums in the Billboard 200. Taylor Swift proves to be the strongest of all, reclaiming the top spot!! Always good to recognize number one! All top 5 artists and their position on the chart are below…
# 16 Kanye West - 808’s and Heartbreak 
# 18 T.I. - Paper Trail 
# 29 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 
# 53 Plies - Da REAList 
# 59 Ludacris - Theater of the Mind 
