Tha Carter III sold over 980,000 and 960,000 copies in two weeks from June 24 to July 8 and over 690,000 copies the following week in 7 days , becoming 2008 's best-selling album .
Retrieved July 3 , 2008.Tha Carter III had sold approximately 2.88 million copies in 2008 , By the end of 2008 , it was named the best-selling album of the year in the United States by Billboard .