Less than 3 months since the album exploded onto the top spot of the Billboard 200, Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ has accomplished an inevitable yet still impressive feat. Specifically, the record has just been certified double platinum.
Adele never truly lost her grip of the United World Chart’s top spot; she simply took a break. The British Soul singer’s ’21′ album has returned to the chart summit for a 22nd week and quickly ended the reign of Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’.
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ entered the Billboard 200 at #1 last week with an astounding 964K copies sold. However, despite remaining at the top spot, the album exhibited another tremendous shift in sales after exhibiting a whopping 77% sales decrease.
Lil Wayne shocked his naysayers earlier this week when his ‘Tha Carter IV’ album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and now he has topped the United World Chart. The rapper, who recently scored 18 nominations at 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards, may have missed the 1 million mark in the US but he easily [...]
Adele spent 7 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 with her smash hit ‘Rolling In The Deep’ and now she has returned to the chart summit, this time with ‘Someone Like You’. Fueled by her show-stopping performance at the 2011 MTV Awards, the song has vaulted from #19 to #1.
Lil Wayne has once again raised the bar for his peers as his ‘Tha Carter IV’ LP has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales exceeding 900K. Although the record failed to match the 1.01 million sales of his ‘Tha Carter III’, Wayne did manage to accomplish another impressive feat.
David Guetta lived up to the expectations of industry pundits as his ‘Nothing but the Beat’ album has debuted in the top 3 of the UK Albums Chart. However, he wasn’t the only act making a major impact on the tally as Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ has also entered the top 10.
After rocking the 2011 MTV VMA with a wild performance, Lil Wayne celebrated the release of his ‘Tha Carter IV’ album in Los Angeles. Several major artists attended the event including Nicki Minaj, Ciara, Keri Hilson, Drake and many others.