The top selling album of 2008

[Chad Vader]

http://www.sixshot.com/news/13537/


Artist: Lil Wayne
Album: Tha Carter III
Release Date: June 10
First Week Sales: 1,007,700
Sales As Of December 31, 2008: 2,874,400
Achievements: Best Selling Album Of 2008, Nominated For 8 Grammys


Artist: T.I.
Album: Paper Trail
Release Date: September 26
First Week Sales: 569,300
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 1,522,100
Achievements: Two record breaking singles on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, "Whatever You Like" and "Live Your Life".


Artist: Kanye West
Album: 808's & Heartbreaks
Release Date: November 24
First Week Sales: 451,300
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 1,023,900.


Artist: Rick Ross
Album: Trilla
Release Date: March 11
First Week Sales: 198,300
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 709,500


Artist: Young Jeezy
Album: The Recession
Release Date: September 2
First Week Sales: 260,500
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 706,700


Artist: The Game
Album: L.A.X.
Release Date: August 22
First Week Sales: 239,000
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 633,700


Artist: Plies
Album: Defintion Of Real
Release Date: June 10
First Week Sales: 214,900
Sales As Of December 2008: 552,800


Artist: Ludacris
Album: Theater Of The Mind
Release Date: November 24
First Week Sales: 214,100
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 439,100


Artist: Nas
Album: Untitled
Release Date: July 15
First Week Sales: 187,000
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 428,600


Artist: Snoop Dogg
Album: Ego Trippin'
Release Date: March 11
First Week Sales: 136,900
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 379,000


Artist: Flo Rida
Album: Mail on Sunday
Release Date: March 18
First Week Sales: 86,100
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 356,100


Artist: Three Six Mafia
Album: Last 2 Walk
Release Date: June 24
First Week Sales: 76,900
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 277,600


Artist: Bun B
Album: II Trill
Release Date: May 20
First Week Sales: 98,300
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 277,100


Artist: G-Unit
Album: Terminate On Sight (T.O.S.)
Release Date: July 1
First Week Sales: 101,800
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 239,700


Artist: Webbie
Album: Savage Life 2
Release Date: February 26
First Week Sales: 72,800
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 218,600


Artist: David Banner
Album: The Greatest Story Ever Told
Release Date: May 20
First Week Sales: 51,900
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 186,100


Artist: Nelly
Album: Brass Knuckles
Release Date: September 16
First Week Sales: 114,600
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 184,600


Artist: Ice Cube
Album: Raw Footage
Release Date: August 19
First Week Sales: 69,760
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 181,800


Artist: The Roots
Album: Rising Down
Release Date: April 29
First Week Sales: 53,900
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 155,300


Artist: Plies
Album: Da Realist
Release Date: December 16
First Week Sales: 114,600
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 167,300


Artist: Trina
Album: Still Da Baddest
Release Date: February 12
First Week Sales: 46,800
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 163,200


Artist: Common
Album: Universal Mind Control
Release Date: December 16
First Week Sales: 81,600
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 149,100


Artist: Atmosphere
Album: When Life Gives You Lemons, Paint That **** Gold
Release Date: April 22
First Week Sales: 36,000
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 147,500


Artist: DJ Khaled
Album: We Global
Release Date: September 16
First Week Sales: 49,500
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 127,600


Artist: Tech N9ne
Album: Killer
Release Date: July 1
First Week Sales: 36,100
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 106,500


Artist: LL Cool J
Album: Exit 13
Release Date: September 9
First Week Sales: 43,700
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 94,200


Artist: Q-Tip
Album: The Renaissance
Release Date: November 4
First Week Sales: 34,200
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 93,300


Artist: Soulja Boy
Album: ISouljaBoyTellEm
Release Date: December 16
First Week Sales: 45,500
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 79,900


Artist: Scarface
Album: Emeritus
Release Date: December 2
First Week Sales: 42,200
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 79,400


Artist: Lil Mama
Album: Voice Of The Young People (V.Y.P.)
Release Date: April 29
First Week Sales: 18,600
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 65,700


Artist: E-40
Album: Ball Street Journal
Release Date: November 24
First Week Sales: 31,000
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 64,100


Artist: Ace Hood
Album: Gutta
Release Date: November 18
First Week Sales: 24,700
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 55,200


Artist: Yung Berg
Album: Look What You Made Me
Release Date: November 18
First Week Sales: 19,270
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 51,300


Artist: Murs
Album: Murs For President
Release Date: September 30
First Week Sales: 12,500
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 33,200


Artist: Kardinal Offishall
Album: Not 4 Sale
Release Date: September 9
First Week Sales: 11,900
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 31,300


Artist: Devin The Dude
Album: Landing Gear
Release Date: October 7
First Week Sales: 10,800
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 31,200


Artist: V.I.C.
Album: Landing Gear
Release Date: August 26
First Week Sales: 7,080
Sales As Of December 31st 2008: 24,900


Artist: UNK
Album: 2econd Season
Release Date: September 30
First Week Sales: 5,200
Sales As Of December 31 2008: 16,000

Out of the 38 albums on that list,the only bothered to check 10 of them  ;
And on top of that only 5 of them is cool;

The cool ones;
-Scarface Emeritus 4/5 Chad Vader's review of Scarface; Emeritus
-Nas Untitled 3.5/5 (not reviewed)
-LL Cool J Exit 13 3.5/5 (not reviewed) There´s some weak cuts,but I got 10 out of 19 tracks from it on rotation... that´s alright.
-Ice Cube Raw Footage 3/5 Chad Vader's "Raw Footage" review
-Devin The Dude Landing Gear 3/5 Chad Vader´s Landing Gear review

Below average albums,that wont make my favorites list 
-The Game L.A.X. (not reviewed)
-Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin' (not reviewed)
-Bun B II Trill (not reviewed)
-Tech N9ne Killer  I kept only 9 out of 32 tracks 
-E-40 Ball Street Journal (not reviewed) I kept 4 out of 19 tracks 

Related thread;
Chad Vader´s favorite albums in 2008

[The King]

^ I can't hate too much on you, because you obviously know what your talking about music wise. But that E-40 album isn't that bad!