According to Billboard, Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV” has sold 964,000 in its first week, making its No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart. It’s his third No. 1 album following “Tha Carter III” and “I Am Not a Human Being.” Billboard reported:

“Carter IV” earns the biggest sales week for a hip-hop album (or any set by a male artist) since his own “Carter III” bowed with 1.01 million on the June 28, 2008 chart. “Carter IV” also marks 2011′s second-biggest frame, behind Lady Gaga‘s 1.11 million debut with “Born This Way.”

After the news hit, Lil Tunechi tweeted: