{"id":482533,"date":"2026-02-15T23:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/482533\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T23:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:38:09","slug":"j-coles-the-fall-off-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/482533\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJ. Cole<\/a> claims his seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200<\/a> as his new studio album, The Fall-Off, opens atop the list dated Feb. 21. The set launches with 280,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending Feb. 12, according to Luminate. That marks the largest week for any R&B or hip-hop album in nearly a year, since Playboi Carti\u2019s MUSIC opened at No. 1 with 298,000 (March 29, 2025-dated chart). (R&B\/hip-hop and R&B albums are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for Billboard\u2019s Top R&B\/Hip-Hop Albums and Top R&B Albums charts, respectively.)<\/p>\n

\n\tJ. Cole previously hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200<\/a> with The Off-Season (2021), KOD (2018), 4 Your Eyez Only (2016), 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014), Born Sinner (2013) and Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011).<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, two albums by Bad Bunny<\/a> bound up the list following his Super Bowl LX halftime show<\/a> (Feb. 8) \u2014 with 2025\u2019s DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS posting its biggest week to date \u2014 while ATEEZ<\/a> and Joji<\/a> see their latest albums debut in the top five.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid\/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Feb. 21, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on\u00a0Billboard\u2018s website on Feb. 18 (one day later than usual, due to the President\u2019s Day holiday on Feb. 16). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.<\/p>\n

\n\tOf The Fall-Off\u2019s 280,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week SEA units comprise 166,500 (equaling 169.5 million on-demand official streams of the set\u2019s tracks; it debuts at No. 2 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 113,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 500.<\/p>\n

\n\tSales of the album were enhanced by its availability on vinyl (in only one variant), marking the first time a J. Cole album has been issued on vinyl concurrent with its release across digital and streaming platforms. About 71% (or 80,000) of The Fall-Off\u2019s first-week sales were vinyl purchases. That\u2019s J. Cole\u2019s biggest week ever on vinyl, and the largest sales week for any R&B\/hip-hop album on vinyl in a year. The last larger sales week for an R&B\/hip-hop vinyl album was when Kendrick Lamar\u2019s GNX was issued on vinyl for the first time, selling 87,000 copies<\/a> (chart dated Feb. 22, 2025).<\/p>\n

\n\tBad Bunny rides his Super Bowl LX halftime show (Feb. 8) to big gains in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, as his former No. 1, and most recently released album, DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS holds at No. 2 with 250,000 equivalent album units \u2014 its best week ever, up 194% \u2014 while 2022\u2019s chart-topping Un Verano Sin Ti jumps 16-6 with 81,000 (up 163%). It\u2019s the first time Bad Bunny has placed two titles concurrently in the top 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS\u2019gain was also assisted by a new vinyl pressing that become widely available during the tracking week, helping the album\u2019s sales for the week jump 732% to 61,000. On the streaming side, DeB\u00cd TiRAR M\u00e1S FOToS earned 186,000 in SEA units (equaling 195.31 million on-demand official streams of its songs; it returns to No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a fifth nonconsecutive week, with a 2-1 rise).<\/p>\n

\n\tATEEZ earn their eighth top 10-charted album on the Billboard 200 as GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 bows at No. 3 with 200,000 equivalent album units earned \u2014 marking the act\u2019s best week ever by units. Of that sum, traditional album sales comprise 195,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales, with the act\u2019s best sales week yet), SEA units comprise 5,000 (equaling 5.58 million on-demand official streams of the set\u2019s songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album\u2019s first-week sales got a boost from its availability across more than 25 physical variants (all containing collectible items such as photocards, posters and stickers, with some items randomized), including signed editions.<\/p>\n

\n\tDon Toliver<\/a>\u2019s OCTANE falls 1-4 in its second week on the Billboard 200 with 97,000 equivalent album units earned (down 40%).<\/p>\n

\n\tJoji captures his fourth top 10-charted project on the Billboard 200 as Piss In the Wind arrives at No. 5 with 86,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 45,000 (his best sales week; it debuts at No. 4 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 41,000 (equaling 42.17 million on-demand official streams of the set\u2019s songs, it debuts at No. 8 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album\u2019s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability in deluxe edition boxed sets (containing a piece of branded clothing and a CD) and more than 10 vinyl variants (including a signed edition).<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the rest of the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200 are Morgan Wallen\u2019s former leader I\u2019m the Problem (3-7 with 77,000, down less than 1%); Olivia Dean\u2019s The Art of Loving (4-8 with 75,000, up 7%); Taylor Swift\u2019s chart-topping The Life of a Showgirl (5-9 with 54,000, up 18%); and the former No. 1 KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack (6-10 with 42,000, down 2%).<\/p>\n

\n\tLuminate, the independent data provider to the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with\u00a0Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.<\/p>\n


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