Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Sales Officially Exceed a Million

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III officially sells over a million copies in its first week making Lil Wayne the "first artist since 50 Cent in 2005 to sell more than 1 million copies of an album in a single week, according to chart reports that will be issued tomorrow morning (June 18) by Nielsen SoundScan."

In related news, Lil Wayne is forming a supergroup with T-Pain.

Press Release Update:
Lil Wayne Sells over One Million the First Week!!!

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