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Rapper Rick Ross collects his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as "Mastermind" arrives atop the list. The set sold 179,000 copies in the week ending March 9, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

While it starts with slightly fewer sales than his last album — 2012's "God Forgives, I Don't" launched at No. 1 with 218,000 — the first-week sales for "Mastermind" are about on par with Ross' usual debut frames. "God Forgives" is Ross' best sales week ever, while his five other major-label releases have bowed with a start between 158,000 and 198,000.
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All six of Ross' albums released through a major label have reached the top two positions on the chart, with only 2010's "Teflon Don" missing the No. 1 slot.

Among all rap acts, Ross joins just a handful of artists that have notched five No. 1 albums. DMX and 2Pac also have five No. 1s, while Nas and Kanye West each have six. Eminem has seven, and Jay Z leads with 13.

Debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 is Pharrell Williams' second album, "G I R L." The singer-rapper-producer’s new set sold a larger-than-expected 112,000 in its first week. The album's lead single, the inescapable "Happy," hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 three weeks ago. One day before the release of "G I R L" on Monday, March 3, Williams performed "Happy" on the Academy Awards, where it was nominated for best original song. While the cut didn't win the trophy for Williams ("Let It Go" from "Frozen" took the honor), the global exposure certainly didn't hurt him.
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The decision to release "G I R L" on an off-cycle Monday (bucking the trend of normally releasing albums on a Tuesday) motivated the rest of the industry's major new releases last week to move to Monday as well. That jump mirrors what has happened in the past whenever a significant artist (say, Justin Timberlake last year with "The 20/20 Experience, 2 of 2") opts to release an album on Monday instead of Tuesday.

The "Frozen" soundtrack, fresh off its Academy Award win for "Let It Go," is pushed down 2-3 on the Billboard 200, but gains by 9% in sales (100,000 for the week). The album has now sold 1.3 million to date, and has sold 994,000 copies in 2014. Next week it will certainly become the first album to surpass 1 million this year.

Lea Michele of Fox TV's "Glee" arrives at No. 4 with her debut album, "Louder." It sold 60,000 copies in its first week.

The Emmy Award-nominated actress has visited the Billboard charts previously as a member of the "Glee" ensemble and as part of the cast of the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening." The "Glee" cast has notched 22 albums on the Billboard 200, with three of them hitting No. 1.

Country group Eli Young Band is the fourth (of five) debuts in the top 10 this week, as the act's fifth album, "10,000 Towns," enters at No. 5 with 36,000. It’s the best sales weekand highest chart position for the act, which previously topped out at No. 6 in 2011 with "Life at Best" (35,000).

Beck's "Morning Phase" slips 3-6 in its second week with 33,000 (down 62%), and Lorde's "Pure Heroine" jumps 11-7 with 31,000 (up 5%). Last week's No. 1, ScHoolboy Q's "Oxymoron," falls to No. 8 with 30,000 (down 78%). Eric Church's "The Outsiders" dips 7-9 with a little more than 30,000 (down 29%).

Ashanti rounds out the top 10, as "Braveheart" — her first album since 2008 — arrives at No. 10 with 28,000. Released on the singer's own label, Written Entertainment, it is distributed by eOne Music. (The set also happens to feature a guest turn from the artist behind this week's No. 1 album, Rick Ross.)
In total, "Braveheart" is Ashanti's fifth top 10 album. All five of her studio releases have reached that region of the chart.

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Ashanti in top 10

"Ashanti rounds out the top 10, as "Braveheart" — her first album since 2008 — arrives at No. 10 with 28,000. Released on the singer's own label, Written Entertainment, it is distributed by eOne Music. (The set also happens to feature a guest turn from the artist behind this week's No. 1 album, Rick Ross.)

In total, "Braveheart" is Ashanti's fifth top 10 album. All five of her studio releases have reached that region of the chart.
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Congrats to Ashanti for making the top 10 More than HDD numbers

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I think Ashanti did ok. No hits, not even an R&B one and she has no major label support or promo.

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#1. Rick Ross - Mastermind - 179,000 (179,000)

#2. Pharrell - G I R L - 113,00 (113,000)

#8. ScHoolboy Q - Oxymoron - 30,000 (169,000)

#19. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - 15,000 (1,990,000)

#33. Drake - Nothing Was The Same - 9,700 (1,500,000)

#42. Kid Cudi - SATELLITE FLIGHT: The journey to Mother Moon - 8,300 (95,000)

#46. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city - 7,600 (1,207,000)

#53. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist - 6,500 (1,366,000)

#54. The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits - 6,200 (751,000)

#71. Kid Ink - My Own Lane - 4,800 (109,000)

01. Rick Ross, Mastermind 179,000
02. Pharrell Williams, G.I.R.L. 112,000
03. Soundtrack, Frozen - 100,000 (1,332,000)
04. Lea Michele, Louder 60,000
05. Eli Young Band, 10,000 Towns 36,000
06. Beck, Morning Phase 33,000 (120,000)
07. Lorde, Pure Heroine 31,000 (1,066,000)
08. ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron 30,000 (169,000)
09. Eric Church, The Outsiders 30,000 (435,000)
10. Ashanti, Braveheart 28,000

Ashanti and Pharrell going above predictions.

I'm still shocked by Ashanti's sales though. I was expecting like 3-5,000 for her first week tbh.

Pharrell going above the predictions

Yaaas ROZAY!! still can't believe Teflon Don got blocked though. That was his best. That damn Eminem.

Ashanti actually did really well I expected Nelly Furtado numbers

Where's Beyonce & PRISM tho

Not in the top 10

Ashanti top 10