In this week's charts, Young Jeezy steals the spotlight, Black Eyed Peas holds down Top 10, and the Ruff Ryders clap back.

This week, overall U.S. album sales were on a 2% increase, selling 10.4 million units. Thur far in '05, total sales have reached 324 million units.

Holding down the top seat this week at #2 is Young Jeezy. So, Jeezy dropped his first solo LP, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101. "And Then What"? –you ask? He sells 172,383 in his opening week.

Next up is Black Eyed Peas. Their latest Interscope Records release is still holding down the Top 10. With 13% increase, Monkey Business slipped down one notch this week to #7. Still, Will.I.Am and The Peas to sold another 68,127 records this week. According to Soundscan, their total is 906,165 units sold to date.

A few slots down at #13 is Bow Wow. Soundscan's records show that Wanted dipped 24% this week. However, we all know that Bow Wow is definitely marking his territory with "Let Me Hold You" and "Like You" in heavy rotation. This week, Bow sells an additional 46,694 CDs, rounding off to 227,745 in total.

Further down the charts at #15 is U.S.A. (United States of Atlanta). The Ying Yang Twins hold down the country for another term. Their latest single "Badd" featuring Mike Jones is helping to maintain their popularity amongst voters. The Twins locked in more votes with 45,235 copies sold this week; tallying 460,572 LPs in total.

Grabbing #18 is Mike Jones. His debut release Who Is Mike Jones? has struck gold, and continues to move units each week. Jones' singles "Still Tippin" and "Back Then" have created a buzz for the MC. Now his collab projects he's doing such as "Badd" with the Ying Yang Twins is sealing the deal. Steadily approaching platinum, Jones sells an additional 42,391 copies. According to Soundscan, Who Is Mike Jones? has sold 886,097 records, thus far.

In at #22 is Missy Elliott's The Cookbook. Missy's The Cookbook took a lil dip this week. However, she's still serving up homemade classics, as her latest hit "Lose Control" ranks at number one on BET's "106 & Park." Missy moved an extra 39,878 copies; capping off her total sales at 328,712 LPs.

Claiming the 29h spot is Geffen/Start Trak Records' newest phenom, Slim Thug. Already Platinum is slowly climbing to hit its title status. This week Slim added 33,981 more records to his total of 215, 725 copies.

In closing, 50 Cent moves down, Hustle & Flow whoops it out and Ruff Ryders weigh in. Coming in for the final stretch is Fiddy's The Massacre at #32. Although, the G-Unit general is starting a slow exit from the Top 50, his sophomore LP saw a 1% increase in sales. The Massacre moved 33,284 copies this week. It totals at 4,169,602 LPs sold. Next, at #35 is the soundtrack for Hustle & Flow. The soundtrack continues to fly off the racks in the store. On it you'll find tracks from Webbie featuring Trina, T.I., Lil' Scrappy, PSC and much more. Of course Terrence Howard ("DJAY") also had to bless the mic with his lyrics. The soundtrack moved 31,744 more copies this week. It totals at 90,751 albums. Lastly, coming in at #40 is the Ruff Ryders. RR CEOs Dean and Wah dropped their latest compilation album, Redemption: Vol. 4, last week. The whole Ruff Ryder clique got together and put it down in the studio. The Double R clapped back with 25,056 units its first week.

Next week, check for Young Jeezy The Snowman to put top of the charts on chill!

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