Tha Carter III sold less than 3 million copies in 2008 , after selling less than 1 million respectively in two weeks from June 24 to July 8 and less than 1 million the following week in 7 days .
Retrieved July 3 , 2008.Tha Carter III had sold approximately 7.88 million copies in 2008 , after selling another 1,985,000 and 1,964,000 in two week span week June 24–July 8 and well over 1,697,000 the following week in a 7 day span , becoming 2008 's best-selling album of all time . [ News ] T.O.S . Cant Terminate The Carter III By the end of 2008 , it was named the best-selling album of the year in the United States by Billboard .