Released to the surprise of fans on April 5, the album earned 115,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week of April 5-11, propelling it to the top of the chart, Luminate reports.
According to Billboard, streams dominated the debut week, chalking up a whopping 105,000 units. Meanwhile, traditional album sales contributed 9,000 units, while track sales sneak in with a mere 1,000. “7 Minute Drill” was the most-streamed and bestselling song of the project.
With Might Delete Later, J. Cole clinches his seventh No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, joining previous chart-toppers like Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011), Born Sinner (2013), and 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014) among others, leading up to the recent milestone.
