J.Cole's 'Born Sinner' tops album chart in third week

J.Cole's 'Born Sinner' rises to No. 1 on Billboard album chart.

Recording artist J. Cole. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images for BET)

Rapper J.Cole's Born Sinner leaps to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart in its third week of release. His sophomore album sold 58,000, the sixth smallest total at No.1 in the SoundScan era, which began in 1991.

Born Sinner spent its first two weeks at No. 2, first behind Kanye West's Yeezus and then Wale's The Gifted. It has sold 439,000 copies surpassing Yeezus's 431,000. The Gifted was No. 2 this week with 50,000 followed by Yeezus with 39,000,

The only album to debut in the top 10 was Joe's Doubleback Evolution of R&B, which sold 31,000 copies. It was the sixth top 10 album for the veteran singer.

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