Lil Wayne Reaches A New Career Low With His Latest Album

Lil Wayne remains one of the biggest names in hip-hop, even if he doesn’t always hit it big with new projects. The rapper’s latest album Tha Carter VI earns a lackluster debut on several charts in the United Kingdom this week. The collection wasn’t preceded by any major singles, and it seems that Wayne’s name alone wasn’t enough to propel it toward a strong starting position on every tally. In fact, the sixth installment in his Tha Carter series now stands as the hip-hop superstar’s lowest-charting title on a number of rosters.

Lil Wayne Barely Earns a New Streaming Win

Tha Carter VI debuts on seven lists in the U.K. this week, and it ranks as Wayne’s lowest-peaking effort on about half of them. The project lands its least impressive start on the Official Albums Streaming chart, where it settles in second-to-last place, at No. 99.

Wayne has earned three placements on the streaming-only tally in the past, with Tha Carter V hitting No. 1 and Funeral spending one week at No. 43 back in 2020 when it was new – so his latest effort really pales in comparison.

Tha Carter VI Brings Lil Wayne to a New Career Low

Tha Carter VI also marks Wayne’s lowest peak on both the Official Albums chart — the main ranking of the most consumed projects in the country — and the Official Albums Sales list. It starts at No. 77 on the former, sadly falling short of the No. 61 high point that Funeral reached in February 2020.

Wayne doubles his total number of appearances on the ranking of the bestselling releases in the U.K. as Tha Carter VI opens at No. 53. That’s a far cry from the No. 25 peak that the fifth installment in the series managed in 2018.

Lil Wayne’s First Vinyl Success

It’s not all bad news for Wayne this week in the U.K., though. Tha Carter VI earns the rapper his first win on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, where it starts at No. 28. He also opens inside the top 10 on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Albums chart, scoring his seventh appearance inside that region as Tha Carter VI kicks off its time at No. 5.