As Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI debuts, Tha Carter III and Tha Carter IV both return to various … More
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI misses the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 this week, as no one was going to beat Morgan Wallen’s massive I’m the Problem. The country behemoth has held atop the ranking of the most consumed full-length in the United States for a month now, and will likely keep in first place for a while.
The hip-hop superstar does manage to conquer several genre-specific rankings with the sixth installment in his semi-self-titled series. As Tha Carter VI debuts, several of its predecessors return to various Billboard rankings.
Tha Carter III Returns and Rises
Tha Carter III — perhaps the most successful and best-known of Wayne’s six-part collection — reenters the Top Rap Albums chart at No. 17. At the same time, it grows considerably on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 lists, rising to Nos. 26 and 103, respectively.
Tha Carter IV Also Reappears
Tha Carter IV also manages to break back onto one tally. While it doesn’t reach the Top Rap Albums list, which features just 25 spots, it does crack the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, returning at No. 41. Simultaneously, it bolts more than 20 spaces on the Billboard 200, ascending from No. 179 to No. 152.
Lil Wayne’s New No. 1 Album
Tha Carter VI launches atop both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums rankings. Wayne earns his eleventh leader on the all-encompassing list of the biggest titles in both genres and secures his milestone tenth champion on the rap-only roster.
The project is a top five winner on every Billboard tally on which it appears. It only misses the summit on a few other rankings by a narrow margin. Tha Carter VI debuts in the runner-up space on both the Billboard 200 and Top Streaming Albums charts, and comes in third on both the Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums rankings.
Tha Carter VI Vs. Morgan Wallen
In its first seven days of availability, Tha Carter VI moved 108,000 equivalent units. That would normally be enough for it to compete for the top spot on the Billboard 200, but it wasn’t this time around. This frame, Wallen’s One Thing at a Time wins with 208,000 units.
