{
  "id": 6018339,
  "title": "Rod Wave Achieves Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Don’t Look Down’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/rod-wave-achieves-fourth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-with-dont-look",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T19:03:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/rod-wave-dont-look-down-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236335185/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Plus, Alex Warren’s WILDCHILD debuts at No. 2.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rod Wave's \"Don’t Look Down\" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200",
    "Album sells 99,000 equivalent units in first week, 90,000 from streaming",
    "Rod Wave's fourth No. 1 album, previous No. 1s in 2023, 2022, 2021"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}