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Tha Carter III...in the Canadian Albums Chart, selling nearly 21,000 units. Elsewhere, the album achieved moderate success, entering at number 23 in the UK and number 34 on the Irish Album Chart. In the album's second week, it sold a reported 309,000... In this article: Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne, A Milli, Grammy Award, Lollipop, Robin Thicke, David Banner, Got Money, The Leak, and Timbaland |
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Guardian Unlimited | October 11, 2009
Lil' Wayne comes back larger
...a fight on stage. Back home in the US, his Tha Carter III album made him a superstar, but a scheduled return to the UK in July was cancelled amid rumours that his label had refused to release a new, rock-oriented album. Happily, the New...
In this article: Lil' Wayne, Hurricane Katrina, A Milli, I'll Be There, Times New Viking, Los Campesinos!, Timbaland, Kanye West, and Tha Carter III
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Billboard.com RSS Feeds | September 16, 2008
Lil Wayne Re-Ups With Cash Money
...copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. U.K. pop upstart Lily Allen has penciled in a Feb. 9, 2009, release date for her as-yet-untitled sophomore album. Last month Allen wrote on her MySpace page that the album was...
In this article: Lil Wayne, Billboard, Lily Allen, Cash Money Records, Mack Maine, Got Money, RIAA, MySpace, and T-Pain
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BBC News | June 26, 2008
Coldplay album takes US top spot
...His Friends, sold more than 720,000 copies in its first week. They are now top of the US and UK album charts and lead both single charts with the title track Viva La Vida. The album becomes Coldplay's second number one album in the US...
In this article: Coldplay, US, Tha Carter III, Viva la Vida, Violet Hill, Lil Wayne, X&Y, Japan, and Canada
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Primal Scream Launches New Album In London
...Records U.K. The label has teamed up with iTunes to enable fans who pre-order the album to get early access to tickets via Ticketmaster.co.uk for Primal Scream's upcoming tour. For a third non-consecutive week, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III"...
In this article: Primal Scream, CSS, Beautiful Future, London, Samsung, Lovefoxxx, Nas, B-Unique, and BlackJack II
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eFluxMedia | June 13, 2008
Lil Wayne s CD Could Become A Record Seller
The Carter III is the rapper s sixth release. Wayne s first hit single in the UK and lead single on the album, Lollipop, has maintained the first position in the top for five weeks. Coldplay s Viva La Vida went up one position from...
In this article: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, Mariah Carey, Oscar, I Kissed a Girl, Guitar Hero, 4 Minutes, No Air, Love in This Club, and Lollipop
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Keane 'Nearly Done' With Third Album
...appears as a guest on charting tracks from Usher and Lloyd. U.K. rock outfit Keane is "nearly done" with its third album, according to a Web posting from pianist Tim Rice-Oxley. No title or release date has been confirmed for the project,...
In this article: Keane, Tim Rice-Oxley, Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne, Perfect Symmetry, Only Living Boy in New York, Lollipop, Static Major, U.K., and Under the Iron Sea
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Album milestone for Lil' Wayne
...albums in a week is now considered to be a strong performance. He is less well known in the UK, where Tha Carter III entered the album chart at number 23 on Sunday. Nielsen Soundscan compiles the official US charts for Billboard...
In this article: Lil' Wayne, Tha Carter III, Billboard, US, Lollipop, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Kanye West, The Massacre, and UK
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Rolling Stone | April 24, 2008
News Ticker: Alicia Keys, Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
...pair celebrated in New York City earlier this week. It looks like Snoop Dogg will be re-allowed entry into the U.K. after a judge turned down an appeal to continue the year-long ban. Lil' Wayne's upcoming Tha Carter III has been pushed...
In this article: Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, Laurie Anderson, Cleveland, New York City, Pittsburgh, and Colorado
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or as Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
- Name:
- the United Kingdom
- Conventional Long Name:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Capital:
- London
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- London
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- House of Lords
- Lower House:
- House of Commons
- Founding Date:
- May 01, 1707
- Formations:
- Acts of Union 1707
- Area:
- 244820
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.228 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 18th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.680 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 20th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $43,733
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- British, Briton
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- EU Accession:
- January 01, 1973
- Anthem:
- "God Save the Queen"
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