Whohooo! LeToya’s “Lady Love” just passed the 100,000 mark with Lady Love! (103,003 to be exact) You might say it’s not that good  but it’s not bad at all if you take in consideration the slow start at 33,000.  Usually if you sell that low, your album just disappear and you get stuck with that low number. LeToya managed to sell steadily for the past few months thanks to the hit “Regret” (which if it had been first single, the story would be so much different). Still a lot of people don’t even know the album is already out. I’m sure a few national television shows would’ve helped to boost that number. Can we get a 106 & Park performance of “Regret” BET?!!

Below is the official numbers from soundscan for the Hip-hop and R&B albums sales of 2009 (so far, the year is not over) and it’s not looking good at all for ANYONE. If it continues this way, the music industry will be dead sooner then what we all think. I suggest all these artists to look for a plan B for their income and keep music as a hobby. I can see Mc Donalds being overstaffed next year around this time. Seriously it’s time people PAY for their music.

By the way it’s funny how for Billboard, if you’re black then you are “Hip-Hop-R&B”. Rihanna, Seal and Akon shouldn’t be on that list. Also a lot of these albums have been released in 2008 but are listed here since they have been selling during this year.

I also think Billboard should change their requirements when it comes to their certifications. Platinum and Gold from 5 years ago ain’t the same today. In term of percentage of people who’s getting recognition, if we want to keep it decent, it should be 500,000 for Platinum and 100,000 for Gold. (and maybe 4 million for Diamond). They should also introduce plastic and aluminum.

HIP-HOP R&B US SALES

ARTIST – THIS WEEK’S SALES … TOTAL SALES

LIL’ WAYNE 5375 … 3,307,623
BEYONCE 22733 … 2,556,075
T.I. 2201 … 2,039,619
WEST*KANYE 1189 … 1,613,508
EMINEM 8370 … 1,541,554
BLACK EY 49575 … 1,490,470
JAY-Z 27869 … 1,365,061
NE-YO 1557 … 1,118,190
FOXX*JAMIE 1232 … 1,058,633
JACKSON*M 75093 … 965,474

Full list after the break

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UPDATE: REGRET IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE “AIRPLAY GAINER” THIS WEEK ON BILLBOARD! To radios that ain’t playing it yet: TAKE NOTE and spin this shit already!

You can’t stop a hit baby!! “Regret” is making a huge jump this week on both Billboard Hot 100 at #78 (from #91) and we’re craking the top 10 at #8 on Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B (from #14). All that without a video or any help from those bastards at Capitol Records.

Thanks to the fans for this! We need to step our game up when it comes to request Rhythmic stations. (She’s only #47 on that chart which counts for the HH-R&B chart)

Full chart after the break

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UPDATE: REGRET IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE “AIRPLAY GAINER” THIS WEEK ON BILLBOARD! To radios that ain’t playing it yet: TAKE NOTE and spin this shit already!

You can’t stop a hit baby!! “Regret” is making a huge jump this week on both Billboard Hot 100 at #78 (from #91) and we’re craking the top 10 at #8 on Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B (from #14). All that without a video or any help from those bastards at Capitol Records.

Thanks to the fans for this! We need to step our game up when it comes to request Rhythmic stations. (She’s only #47 on that chart which counts for the HH-R&B chart)

Full chart after the break

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I can’t believe that crappy song “down” is #1. Anyway the good news is LeToya FINALLY made the Hot 100 this era with “Regret”. She enters at #100. She’s getting closer to Top 10 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop at #11.

Keep requesting guys! We wanna take it to #1… on both charts! Can we do this? YES WE CAN! LET’S GO BITCHES!

Check the charts below:

BILLBOARD HOT 100

2 1 SEAN*JAY DOWN
3 2 MILEY CYRUS PARTY IN THE U.S.A.
4 3 JAY-Z RUN THIS TOWN/D.O.A
5 4 JASON DERULO WHATCHA SAY
1 5 BLACK EYED PEAS INVASION OF I GOTTA FEELING
7 6 LADY GAGA PAPARAZZI (REMIXES)
6 7 TAYLOR SWIFT YOU BELONG WITH ME
9 8 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED
8 9 KINGS OF LEON USE SOMEBODY
10 10 JAY-Z + ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
24 11 OWL CITY FIREFLIES
15 12 BEYONCE SWEET DREAMS
12 13 DRAKE FEATURING KAN FOREVER
11 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD COWBOY CASANOVA
14 15 PITBULL HOTEL ROOM SERVICE
20 16 MARIO FEATURING GUC BREAK UP
13 17 SHAKIRA SHE WOLF
22 18 MICHAEL FRANTI & SP SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU)
18 19 FABOLOUS FEATURING THROW IT IN THE BAG
23 20 FLO RIDA FEATURING BE ON YOU
16 21 DRAKE BEST I EVER HAD
17 22 COBRA STARSHIP FEAT GOOD GIRLS GO BAD
27 23 KELLY CLARKSON ALREADY GONE
51 24 IYAZ REPLAY
19 25 KERI HILSON FEATURI KNOCK YOU DOWN
26 26 JUSTIN BIEBER ONE TIME
21 27 DRAKE FEATURING TRE SUCCESSFUL
85 28 GLEE CAST SOMEBODY TO LOVE
28 29 BOYS LIKE GIRLS LOVE DRUNK
37 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW
33 31 COLBIE CAILLAT FALLIN’ FOR YOU
47 32 THE BLACK EYED PEAS MEET ME HALFWAY
32 33 ZAC BROWN BAND TOES
45 34 DAVID GUETTA FEATUR SEXY CHICK
25 35 JORDIN SPARKS BATTLEFIELD
36 36 THE FRAY NEVER SAY NEVER
29 37 JASON ALDEAN BIG GREEN TRACTOR
30 38 BLACK EYED PEAS INVASION OF BOOM BOOM POW MEGA
43 39 CHRIS YOUNG GETTIN’ YOU HOME (THE BLACK DR
39 40 TOBY KEITH AMERICAN RIDE
34 41 DAUGHTRY NO SURPRISE
46 42 CASCADA EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR
31 43 GREEN DAY 21 GUNS
35 44 PITBULL I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE
42 45 KEITH URBAN ONLY YOU CAN LOVE ME THIS WAY
49 46 ESTER DEAN FEATURIN DROP IT LOW
40 47 PERRY*KATY WAKING UP VEGAS
41 48 PINK PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME
50 49 GUCCI MANE FEATURIN WASTED
44 50 MAXWELL PRETTY WINGS (WAL-MA
– 51 GLEE CAST ALONE
75 60 MARIAH CAREY I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
70 64 SEAN KINGSTON FACE DROP
61 65 ALICIA KEYS DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING
73 69 3OH!3 FEATURING KAT STARSTRUKK
80 72 R. KELLY FEATURING NUMBER ONE
– 73 FOO FIGHTERS WHEELS
97 74 PINK FUNHOUSE
– 76 GLEE CAST DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’
– 78 PARAMORE CAREFUL
89 81 TAYLOR SWIFT FIFTEEN
– 88 GLEE CAST MAYBE THIS TIME
– 89 KRIS ALLEN LIVE LIKE WE’RE DYING
– 91 DIERKS BENTLEY I WANNA MAKE YOU CLOSE YOUR EY
94 92 ALICE IN CHAINS CHECK MY BRAIN
96 94 MAXWELL BAD HABITS
– 96 REBA CONSIDER ME GONE
– 98 TRAIN HEY, SOUL SISTER
– 100 LETOYA FEATURING LU REGRET

BILLBOARD R&B 100

1 1 MAXWELL PRETTY WINGS (WAL-MA
2 2 MARIO FEATURING GUC BREAK UP
3 3 DRAKE FEATURING TRE SUCCESSFUL
4 4 JAY-Z RUN THIS TOWN/D.O.A
6 5 GUCCI MANE FEATURIN WASTED
10 8 R. KELLY FEATURING NUMBER ONE
16 9 DRAKE FEATURING KAN FOREVER
9 10 MAXWELL BAD HABITS
13 11 LETOYA FEATURING LU REGRET
19 16 ALICIA KEYS DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING
27 18 JAY-Z + ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
15 20 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED
25 25 WHITNEY HOUSTON I LOOK TO YOU
92 26 CHRIS BROWN FEATURI I CAN TRANSFORM YA
38 34 ESTER DEAN FEATURIN DROP IT LOW
53 35 WHITNEY HOUSTON MILLION DOLLAR BILL
49 42 FABOLOUS FEATURING EVERYTHING, EVERYDAY, EVERYWHE
40 43 MARIAH CAREY I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
54 50 BEBE & CECE WINANS CLOSE TO YOU
66 51 BEYONCE VIDEO PHONE
65 58 ALL-4-ONE MY CHILD
– 60 USHER PAPERS
77 71 BEYONCE SWEET DREAMS
72 79 TONI BRAXTON YESTERDAY

Note that she’s #10 on Urban Radios and #77 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay

I can’t believe that crappy song “down” is #1. Anyway the good news is LeToya FINALLY made the Hot 100 this era with “Regret”. She enters at #100. She’s getting closer to Top 10 on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop at #11.

Keep requesting guys! We wanna take it to #1… on both charts! Can we do this? YES WE CAN! LET’S GO BITCHES!

Check the charts below:

BILLBOARD HOT 100

2 1 SEAN*JAY DOWN
3 2 MILEY CYRUS PARTY IN THE U.S.A.
4 3 JAY-Z RUN THIS TOWN/D.O.A
5 4 JASON DERULO WHATCHA SAY
1 5 BLACK EYED PEAS INVASION OF I GOTTA FEELING
7 6 LADY GAGA PAPARAZZI (REMIXES)
6 7 TAYLOR SWIFT YOU BELONG WITH ME
9 8 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED
8 9 KINGS OF LEON USE SOMEBODY
10 10 JAY-Z + ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
24 11 OWL CITY FIREFLIES
15 12 BEYONCE SWEET DREAMS
12 13 DRAKE FEATURING KAN FOREVER
11 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD COWBOY CASANOVA
14 15 PITBULL HOTEL ROOM SERVICE
20 16 MARIO FEATURING GUC BREAK UP
13 17 SHAKIRA SHE WOLF
22 18 MICHAEL FRANTI & SP SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU)
18 19 FABOLOUS FEATURING THROW IT IN THE BAG
23 20 FLO RIDA FEATURING BE ON YOU
16 21 DRAKE BEST I EVER HAD
17 22 COBRA STARSHIP FEAT GOOD GIRLS GO BAD
27 23 KELLY CLARKSON ALREADY GONE
51 24 IYAZ REPLAY
19 25 KERI HILSON FEATURI KNOCK YOU DOWN
26 26 JUSTIN BIEBER ONE TIME
21 27 DRAKE FEATURING TRE SUCCESSFUL
85 28 GLEE CAST SOMEBODY TO LOVE
28 29 BOYS LIKE GIRLS LOVE DRUNK
37 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW
33 31 COLBIE CAILLAT FALLIN’ FOR YOU
47 32 THE BLACK EYED PEAS MEET ME HALFWAY
32 33 ZAC BROWN BAND TOES
45 34 DAVID GUETTA FEATUR SEXY CHICK
25 35 JORDIN SPARKS BATTLEFIELD
36 36 THE FRAY NEVER SAY NEVER
29 37 JASON ALDEAN BIG GREEN TRACTOR
30 38 BLACK EYED PEAS INVASION OF BOOM BOOM POW MEGA
43 39 CHRIS YOUNG GETTIN’ YOU HOME (THE BLACK DR
39 40 TOBY KEITH AMERICAN RIDE
34 41 DAUGHTRY NO SURPRISE
46 42 CASCADA EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR
31 43 GREEN DAY 21 GUNS
35 44 PITBULL I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE
42 45 KEITH URBAN ONLY YOU CAN LOVE ME THIS WAY
49 46 ESTER DEAN FEATURIN DROP IT LOW
40 47 PERRY*KATY WAKING UP VEGAS
41 48 PINK PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME
50 49 GUCCI MANE FEATURIN WASTED
44 50 MAXWELL PRETTY WINGS (WAL-MA
– 51 GLEE CAST ALONE
75 60 MARIAH CAREY I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
70 64 SEAN KINGSTON FACE DROP
61 65 ALICIA KEYS DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING
73 69 3OH!3 FEATURING KAT STARSTRUKK
80 72 R. KELLY FEATURING NUMBER ONE
– 73 FOO FIGHTERS WHEELS
97 74 PINK FUNHOUSE
– 76 GLEE CAST DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’
– 78 PARAMORE CAREFUL
89 81 TAYLOR SWIFT FIFTEEN
– 88 GLEE CAST MAYBE THIS TIME
– 89 KRIS ALLEN LIVE LIKE WE’RE DYING
– 91 DIERKS BENTLEY I WANNA MAKE YOU CLOSE YOUR EY
94 92 ALICE IN CHAINS CHECK MY BRAIN
96 94 MAXWELL BAD HABITS
– 96 REBA CONSIDER ME GONE
– 98 TRAIN HEY, SOUL SISTER
– 100 LETOYA FEATURING LU REGRET

BILLBOARD R&B 100

1 1 MAXWELL PRETTY WINGS (WAL-MA
2 2 MARIO FEATURING GUC BREAK UP
3 3 DRAKE FEATURING TRE SUCCESSFUL
4 4 JAY-Z RUN THIS TOWN/D.O.A
6 5 GUCCI MANE FEATURIN WASTED
10 8 R. KELLY FEATURING NUMBER ONE
16 9 DRAKE FEATURING KAN FOREVER
9 10 MAXWELL BAD HABITS
13 11 LETOYA FEATURING LU REGRET
19 16 ALICIA KEYS DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING
27 18 JAY-Z + ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
15 20 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED
25 25 WHITNEY HOUSTON I LOOK TO YOU
92 26 CHRIS BROWN FEATURI I CAN TRANSFORM YA
38 34 ESTER DEAN FEATURIN DROP IT LOW
53 35 WHITNEY HOUSTON MILLION DOLLAR BILL
49 42 FABOLOUS FEATURING EVERYTHING, EVERYDAY, EVERYWHE
40 43 MARIAH CAREY I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
54 50 BEBE & CECE WINANS CLOSE TO YOU
66 51 BEYONCE VIDEO PHONE
65 58 ALL-4-ONE MY CHILD
– 60 USHER PAPERS
77 71 BEYONCE SWEET DREAMS
72 79 TONI BRAXTON YESTERDAY

Note that she’s #10 on Urban Radios and #77 on Billboard Hot 100 Airplay

Hey! Let’s keep the positivitay! it ain’t over yet! LeToya has the #1  R&B/Hip-hop album in the country! which makes it two consecutive albums topping the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart! Not bad! Feeling a little better?

UPDATE: Here is proof from Billboard

Blame it on the economy,  blame it on the sucky distribution, blame it on the lack of promotion, blame it on the Knowles, blame it on her official site, Blame it on Capito-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ol! Whoever you wanna blame it on LeToya will not even make the Top 10 on the next Billboard’s chart with only 29,665 copies of “Lady Love” sold.  #15. (The numbers might changed a little bit tomorrow when announced by Billboard but not from much). Yes it hurts to get this type a news. Didn’t expect a such great album would flop so hard.

The question now is is: Will she be able to recover from that and pull out a Lady Gaga/ Robin Thicke with a poor first week sale and end-up platinum or Is she gona be dropped Capitol Records (or even better: QUIT their dumb asses). Only time will tell.

UPDATE: Capitol only shipped 110,000 copies of the album versus 400,000 for the first album.