At No. 1 is Madonna with $242,176,466. Lil’ Wayne comes in at No. 12 with $57,441,334. Mary J. Blige follows behind at No. 19 with $43,472,850. Closing out the Top 20 is Kanye West with $42,552,402. (Billboard)

Tha Carter III, rapper Lil Wayne’s latest, sold almost 3 million copies last year making it the best-selling album of 2008. With total sales of 2.88 million copies, Tha Carter III’s ascension to the top of the year-end sales chart is significant primarily because it marks the first time since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking sales in 1991 that the best-selling album of a calendar year has moved less than 3 million copies. (Live Daily)

Grammy-winning rapper Lil’ Wayne’s Tha Carter III received a three spot boost moving to No. 22 with 20,200 copies. After 35 weeks in stores, Weezy’s latest project has sold 2,985,100 pieces.

By Anonymous on February 12, 2009 1:55 PM

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Just thought I would share this with you.

Jessica Rabbit