Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” Sells 1 Million Copies In First Week

June 18th, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Music News | Print This Article

Rap superstar Lil Wayne’s long-awaited album, Tha Carter III, has sold a spectacular 1 million copies its first week.

The self-proclaimed “best rapper alive” has the bragging rights for the best selling first week of the year, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released Wednesday.

The album sold 1,005,545 copies since its July 10th release, including 423,000 copies in its first day alone.

Lil Wayne also announced that on June 27th, he’ll be going on tour in support of the album.

Speaking about Tha Carter III tour, Lil Wayne told MTV News, “I just want people to leave the show and feel like they saw something that they gonna remember forever.

“You know how our parents always tell us about some concert they went to [back in the day], but they remember it like yesterday? I want that to be every night, every city for me.”

Continue reading to watch Lil Wayne’s heartfelt “thank you” to his fans for their support.