1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 this week with his new album KOD, which arrived with very little warning just over a week ago. The rapper’s latest effort begins at the top of the listing with ease thanks to 397,000 equivalent units, of which 174,000 are actual sales. 1 in 2011 with Cole World: The Sideline Story, which quickly established him as a name to watch in hip-hop. 1 albums, the rapper has appeared on the Billboard 200 with a live recording (2016’s Forest Hills Drive: Live From Fayetteville, NC, No. KOD wasn’t promoted with any singles, and the musician himself only revealed it was coming a few days before it actually arrived.

Source: Forbes April 29, 2018 19:52 UTC