In its first week, Lil Wayne's sixth album sold more than a million copies in the United States.
Lil Wayne . Wayne gained more prominence with his sixth album Tha Carter III ( 2008 ) , which became his most successful album to date , with first-week sales of over one million copies in the United States . Tha Carter III is the sixth studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne , released on June 10 , 2008 , by Cash Money and Universal Motown . The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart , selling 1,005,545 copies in its first week .