Top 10 records sold from November 10 to November 16, at V.I.P. RECORDS, 1014 Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach, (562) 591-2349; www.viplongbeach.com. V.I.P. Records specializes in R&B, rap, gospel, blues, jazz and reggae. V.I.P. carries CDs, LPs, cassettes and DVDs.
1 The Game, Doctor's Advocate (Geffen)
2 Akon, Konvicted (SRC/Universal Motown)
3 Jim Jones, Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (Koch)
4 Birdman/Lil Wayne, Like Father, Like Son (Cash Money)
5 Lupe Fiasco, Food N Liquor (Atlantic)
6 Robin Thicke, The Evolution of Robin Thicke (Interscope)
7 Norman Hutchins, Where I Long to Be (JDI)
8 Monica, The Makings of Me (J)
9 Vickie Winans, Woman to Woman: Songs of Life (Zomba)
10 Ruben Studdard, The Return (J)
STAFF PICK: The Game, Doctor's Advocate (Geffen): “It's Dre-influenced, so it has a lot of West Coast music to it.” (Dion)