Lil Wayne may have spent some time away in prison, but his fans never left him.
According to Hits Daily Double, Weezy's new album 'Tha Carter IV' has moved 1,000,690 copies it's first week out.
Coming in a distant 2nd is the Red Hot Chili Peppers with 232,320 units moved.
Rounding out the top five are (No. 3) Adele '21' - 155,516 (No. 4) Kanye West & Jay-Z 'Watch The Throne' - 80,897 (No. 5) David Guetta 'Nothing But The Beat' - 55,375.
Congrats to Weezy.
***UPDATE***
Hits Daily Double numbers were slightly off. Billboard is reporting the Nielsen Soundscan numbers for 'Tha Carter IV' actually sit at 964,000 records sold. While he didn't sell a milli Wayne still had an incredible opening week.
The rapper tweeted about the success of the opening week, thanking his fans.
"Wow!!!!!!!!!! I have the best fans in the universe! I thank u all. Hard work and dedication pays well. Young Mula baby!(weezy voice)," he wrote
Nicki Minaj shot over a quick tweet congratulating her Young Money boss,
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