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Rod Wave’s newest studio album, Final Lap, landed at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, the publication reported on Monday (Oct. 21). Trailing behind Jelly Roll’s Superbly Damaged by only one spot, the Florida crooner joined Taylor Swift as the one artists to have a undertaking debut inside the Prime 10 yearly since 2019.
In line with Luminate information, Final Lap bought 127,000 album-equivalent items — 125,000 of which got here from on-demand streams. Wave’s earlier initiatives on the chart embody 2019’s Ghetto Gospel at No. 10, 2020’s Pray 4 Love at No. 2, and 2021’s SoulFly, 2022’s Lovely Thoughts and 2023’s Nostalgia at No. 1.
Final Lap arrived alongside pre-release efforts like “Passport Junkie” and “Fall Quick in Love.” It contained contributions from Lil Yachty, Lil Child and Rylo Rodriguez. The lure soul pioneer will help the LP together with his “Final Lap Tour” up till mid-December.
“Being in comparison with Taylor Swift, you’ll be able to’t even wrap your head round that sort of s**t,” Wave mentioned in 2023. “I bear in mind ninth grade, being on my college bus listening to ‘Clean Area.’ Being in these conversations, it [doesn’t] actually hit you. I used to be simply on the sidelines. Now I’m actually within the recreation. I went from the nosebleeds to the franchise participant of the group with three rings.”
Elsewhere on the 200 chart dated Oct. 26, GloRilla’s GLORIOUS got here in at No. 5. The Memphis native beforehand joked about having to compete in opposition to Final Lap. “He [has] loopy followers. I’m one of many followers, so I do know that when Rod Wave drops, it’s like the entire music world shuts down,” she informed Billboard. “I didn’t need no one to drop on my day. I needed the day to be particular, but it surely’s OK, we will share.”