STORY: Lil’ Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’: What the Critics are Saying iTunes Store’s single-week album sales record, with around 345,000 sold via iTunes. However, while SoundScan does not disclose retailer-specific figures, sources say Carter easily broke the U.S. That marks the second-largest digital sales week of all time for an album again, behind Born This Way, with 662,000 downloads. Speaking of downloads, Carter IV shifted 362,000 digital copies in its first week. STORY: Lil’ Wayne on ‘Tha Carter IV’: ‘I’m Glad’ it Leaked It’s estimated that AmazonMP3 sold upwards of 440,000 downloads of its 99-cent Born This Way album. Carter IV managed to sell nearly a million without such tactics. Retrieved February 28, 2015.Of course, Gaga’s first week was bolstered by two days’ worth of 99-cent sale pricing from AmazonMP3’s store. ^ '2005 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums'.^ '2004 Year-End Charts – Billboard Rap Albums'.^ '2004 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums'.^ '2004 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums'.^ 'Lil Wayne Album & Song Chart History: Rap Albums'.

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^ 'Lloyd Banks' Hunger Debuts at #1 Brandy Settles for #3'.Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b c 'American album certifications – Lil Wayne – Tha Carter'.'Lil Wayne :: Tha Carter :: Cash Money / Universal Records'. 'Earthquake' interpolates and samples ' Let's Stay Together' by Al Green.These changes are a result of sample clearance issues. Also, 'Earthquake' is replaced by the song 'Crack Ya Bottle' by Lil Wayne featuring Reel, produced by the Architects. If the album was purchased in Canada, 'Walk In', 'Inside' and 'Walk Out' are recorded on a different instrumental, with slightly different lyrics.'This Is the Carter' (featuring Mannie Fresh) On September 25, 2020, the album was certified 2x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of two million units in the United States. As of November 2005, the album has sold 1,878,000 copies in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This became Wayne's third US top-ten debut. Tha Carter debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week. The song serves its production and as a featured guest vocals was from a fellow record producer Jazze Pha. The album's third single, 'Earthquake' was released on March 27, 2005. Mannie Fresh's production were also featured on this song (the same producer, who recently produced the song 'Bring It Back'), in which latter released as his first single. The album's second single, ' Go D.J.' was released on October 5, 2004. The song serves its production and as a featured guest vocals from then- Cash Money's frequent record producer Mannie Fresh. The album's lead single, 'Bring It Back' was released on April 10, 2004.

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