Lil Wayne Sells 964,000 Copies Of Fourth Album, 'Tha Carter IV,' Beaten Only By Lady Gaga This Year

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September 07, 2011 07:41 AM

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Almost immediately after Lil Wayne closed the VMAs, his album was available to download

NEW YORK -- It wasn't quite "A Milli" but it was awful close: Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" sold 964,000 in its debut week for the second-best first-week sales of the year.

The figures were released by Nielsen SoundScan on Tuesday.

Only Lady Gaga sold more this year. Her "Born This Way" hit No. 1 with 1.1 million sold thanks in part to a one-day offer from Amazon.com to buy the album for 99 cents.

Lil Wayne just barely missed his own sales record.

"Tha Carter III" sold just over 1 million when it was released in 2008.

Lil Wayne made "Tha Carter IV" available for digital download immediately after an appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards and released a physical CD two days later.

New York Daily News