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'Tha Carter III' is year's best-selling CD

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Published: Dec. 31, 2008 at 11:47 AM

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" was the best-selling album of 2008 in the United States, selling 2.88 million copies, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Coming in at No. 2 on the magazine's year-end chart is Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" with 2.15 million copies sold, followed by Taylor Swift's "Fearless" at No. 3 with 2.11 million, Kid Rock 's "Rock N Roll Jesus" at No. 4 with 2 million and AC/DC's "Black Ice" at No. 5 with 1.92 million.

Rounding out the list of the year's top 10 sellers were Swift's self-titled debut at No. 6 with 1.6 million copies sold, Metallica's "Death Magnetic" at No. 7 with 1.57 million, T.I.'s "Paper Trail" at No. 8 with 1.52 million, Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" at No. 9 with 1.5 million and Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" at No. 10 with 1.46 million.

Topics: Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift
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