New York, NY (Top40 Charts) J. Cole scores his 5th No 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 5), as KOD arrives with 397,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music. The rapper makes history by becoming the first act ever to debut three songs simultaneously in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
All 12 tracks from KOD debut on the Hot 100, led by "ATM" at No. 6, with "
Kevin's Heart" new at No. 8 and "KOD" an arrival at No. 10. He is the first artist to debut three top 10 cuts on the coveted songs chart in the same week. Additionally, the songs open at No. 2, 3, and 6 on the Streaming Songs chart, according to Billboard.
Jermaine's wins don't end there. In fact, all 12 of the songs from KOD bowed somewhere on the Hot 100 this week. This includes "
Photograph" (No. 14), "
Motiv8" (No. 15), "1985 (Intro to 'The Fall Off')" (No. 20), "
The Cut Off" (No. 28), "
Brackets" (No. 30), "Window Pain (Outro)" (No. 41), "
Friends" (No. 46), and "
Intro" (No. 53).
In 2016, he also placed all 10 songs from 4 Your Eyez Only on the Hot 100. Two additional songs not on the album, "False Prophets" and "Everybody Dies," also made it on the chart at the time.
Ariana Grande's "No
Tears Left to Cry" also makes a splash, debuting at No. 3. Along with Cole's three joints, this is also the first time four songs debuted in the Hot 100's top 10.
Drake's "Nice for What" continues to reign on the chart, followed by "God's Plan."
Drake has spent 34 cumulative weeks at No. 1, tying
Elton John for third-most among solo male artists.
Usher (47) and
Michael Jackson (37) lead in that distinction. He also appears on the chart with BlocBoy JB's "
Look Alive" at No. 9.
Drake and Cole reached another milestone. This marks only the second time two artists nabbed three top 10 slots apiece.
Ariana Grande and
Iggy Azalea previously did this in 2014.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 10:
1.
Drake - "Nice for What"
2.
Drake - "
God's Plan"
3.
Ariana Grande - "No
Tears Left to Cry"
4.
Bebe Rexha &
Florida Georgia Line - "Meant to Be"
5.
Post Malone feat.
Ty Dolla $ign - "
Psycho"
6.
J. Cole - "ATM"
7. Zedd,
Maren Morris & Grey - "
The Middle"
8.
J. Cole - "
Kevin's Heart"
9.
BlocBoy JB feat.
Drake - "
Look Alive"
10.
J. Cole - "KOD"
