Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III reaches 300 weeks on the Billboard 200, a first for the rap superstar on … More
Lil Wayne has charted exactly two dozen projects on the Billboard 200, the chart company’s ranking of the most consumed albums in the United States. He’s reached the top spot with five of those releases, and several have remained on the tally for a year or more.
One full-length in particular stands out as Wayne’s longest-charting performer and his most critically-acclaimed studio effort. That set, Tha Carter III, brings the hip-hop powerhouse to a milestone figure he’s never reached before in his storied career.
Tha Carter III Reaches 300 Weeks on the Billboard 200
The third installment in Wayne’s Tha Carter series dips to No. 145 this frame, shifting 10,500 equivalent units (according to Luminate) via a combination of sales and streaming activity.
Tha Carter III is Wayne’s first album to hit 300 weeks on the Billboard 200, a landmark number it hits this period. The set has ranked as the Grammy winner’s longest-running success on the tally for years, and it remains his only title to crack triple-digit frames on the list.
I Am Not a Human Being II, which arrived just two years ago and stalled at No. 25, is his second-longest-charting effort with just 84 frames to its credit. Only Tha Carter V and Tha Carter IV have also spent more than a year on the Billboard 200, with 81 and 73 turns on the roster, respectively.
Three Tha Carter Albums Chart This Week
Three iterations of titles from Wayne’s Tha Carter series appear on the Billboard 200 this week. In addition to Tha Carter III, Wayne’s recent release Tha Carter VI drops from No. 47 to No. 124, a steep decline just a month into its run. That project has spent only four frames on the tally so far, and peaked at No. 2. Tha Carter IV also dips slightly, falling two rungs to No. 185.
Tha Carter III Was a Cultural Moment
Released in 2008, Tha Carter III marked Wayne’s sixth solo album, and it was a massive critical and commercial success when it was new. The project produced some of the rapper’s most iconic singles, including “Lollipop” with Static Major, “A Milli,” and “Got Money” with T-Pain. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was also nominated for Album of the Year.