J. Cole claims his seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 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’s 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 ’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top R&B Albums charts, respectively.) Related J. Cole’s Final Album ‘The Fall-Off’: All 24 Tracks Ranked J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off’: The 10 Best Lines Will the Full Bad Bunny Halftime Show Chart on Its Own Next Week? J. Cole previously hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with The Off-Season (2021), KOD (2018), 4 Your Eyez Only (2016), 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014), Born...