Chart News: J Cole earns first million-selling album in the US
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J. Cole Earns His First Million-Selling Album With ’2014 Forest Hills Drive’
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J. Cole earns his first million-selling album in the U.S., as his chart-topping 2014 Forest Hills Drive has surpassed a million copies sold, according to Nielsen Music. The sets cumulative sales rose past the threshold in the week ending Sept. 3, as it sold another 6,000 copies, bringing its total to 1.004 million.
The album was released in December of 2014 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his third consecutive No. 1. It continues to rules has the rappers biggest selling set. His previous album Born Sinner (released in 2013) has sold 747,000 while his first set, Cole World: The Sideline Story (released in 2011) has sold 772,000. |
It’s also the third album to top the million mark in YTD sales (?) following 1989 and If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late.
