Lil Wayne Sets iTunes Sales Record
Although there are many that were not impressed by Lil Wayne’s 10th studio album, The Carter IV, many in fact were, or at least bought it to try it out, because it has broken iTunes sales records with 348,000 digital albums sold in just four days.
Nielsen Soundscan figures indicate that The Carter IV moved a total of 964,000 records in its first week of release and more than a third of the sales were digital.
It was reported after the 2011 VMAs, after performing “How to Love,” hit the top spot immediately on iTunes.
The success of this album thus far is tremendous. The deluxe edition, which contains more tracks and retails for $14.99 on iTunes, accounted for 95% of digital sales and 70% of physical sales.
Currently, the only album over Lil’ Wayne’s The Carter IV, is the 10th anniversary digital re-release of The Beatles’ 1.
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