Rod Wave Achieves Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Don’t Look Down’
Plus, Alex Warren’s WILDCHILD debuts at No. 2.
Rod Wave's fourth No. 1 album, "Don’t Look Down," debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart on its release date of September 12, 2026. The album attracted a substantial audience, earning 99,000 equivalent album units in its first week, with 90,000 of those coming from streaming activity. This impressive figure translated to 95.07 million on-demand official streams of the album's songs, securing the No. 1 position on the Top Streaming Albums chart as well.
The set includes a standard 20-track CD and vinyl LP, as well as an expanded 24-track digital download and streaming edition. Rod Wave has previously achieved No. 1 status with Nostalgia (2023), Beautiful Mind (2022), and SoulFly (2021). Meanwhile, Alex Warren secured a No. 2 spot with his second studio album, WILDCHILD, marking his highest-charting album to date.
The album earned 75,000 equivalent album units in its opening week, with 55,000 of those derived from album sales and 20,000 from streaming activity.
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