J. Cole Just Topped This Billboard Chart for the 7th Time as Debut Album Hits Milestone

It’s lucky number 7 for Grammy-winner J. Cole as he climbs the Billboard charts once again.

The beloved rapper and record producer, 41, signed with Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation back in 2009. Now, just over 15 years later, J. Cole’s album hot streak continues after The Fall-Off, his new LP, has topped the coveted Billboard 200.

That means each of his seven studio albums has achieved such a feat, Billboard reports, giving the household name in hip-hop plenty to celebrate these days amid the 15th anniversary of his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011).

The music magazine also noted that the impressive performance of The Fall-Off during the week dated Feb. 21 marks the largest week for any R&B or hip-hop album in nearly a year.

Sales of the album were enhanced by its availability on vinyl, marking the first time a J. Cole album has been issued on vinyl concurrent with its release across digital and streaming platforms, Billboard also noted on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole, the music artist has kept busy promoting his new album — which has multiple versions of its cover — on social media this month. See one of his posts below, whose second graphic in the carousel explains the personal meanings behind each pic. The other album cover can be found in a separate Instagram post of Cole’s here.

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Clearly, the rapper’s fanbase is still going strong after all these years, as evidenced in the above post’s comments section. “You are truly the deepest and most incredible artist to exist,” wrote one Instagram user, while another person simply commented, “True greatness.”

J. Cole previously hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the following LPs:

• The Off-Season (2021)
• KOD (2018)
• 4 Your Eyez Only (2016)
• 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014)
• Born Sinner (2013)
• Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011)