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While his album has a total of 492,000 units sold this week, the 31-year-old rapper scores another milestone as he nabs his first top 10 song on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Deja Vu'.

• Dec 20, 2016

AceShowbiz - Hip-hop recording artist J. Cole nabs his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with his latest effort "4 Your Eyez Only". The record sold 492,000 total copies in its first week, including 363,000 in traditional album sales, according to Nielsen Music. This massive opening week becomes the third-largest debut of 2016, following Drake's "Views" (1.04 million units) and Beyonce Knowles' "Lemonade" (653,000 units).

The album also earns a big streaming week with 118,000 units (equaling 51.7 million streams of the album's songs), which makes it the second-largest streaming debut ever. In addition, "4 Your Eyez Only" is the third album to surpass 100,000 streaming equivalent album units in a single week, following Drake's "Views" and The Weeknd's "Starboy".

"4 Your Eyes Only" is J. Cole's fourth consecutive chart-topping album. The rapper first hit the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart with his debut album "Cole World: The Sideline Story" in 2011 with 217,000 units. He then followed it up with 2013's "Born Sinner" and 2014's "2014 Forest Hills Drive".

While his album has a total of 492,000 units sold this week, the Dreamville emcee scores another milestone as he nabs his first top 10 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Deja Vu", which bows at No. 7.

Back on the new Billboard 200, Pentatonix's "A Pentatonix Christmas" rises one spot to No. 2 with 156,000 units. The Weeknd's "Starboy" dips to No. 3 with 109,000 units, while Bruno Mars' "24K Magic" jumps to No. 4 with 74,000 units.

Pentatonix makes the list twice with their previous holiday album "That's Christmas to Me", which returns to the top five as it rises three spots to No. 5 with 65,000 units. Post Malone's debut album "Stoney" bows at No. 6 with 58,000 units, while the original Broadway cast recording of "Hamilton" returns to the top 10, ascending from No. 11 to No. 7 with 48,000.

The "Moana" soundtrack slips one spot to No. 8 with 48,000 units, while Michael Buble's "Christmas" jumps to No. 9 with a little more than 43,000 units. The Rolling Stones' "Blue & Lonesome" rounds out the top 10 as it descends to No. 10 with 43,000 units.

1. "4 Your Eyez Only" - J. Cole (492,000)
2. "A Pentatonix Christmas" - Pentatonix (156,000)
3. "Starboy" - The Weeknd (109,000)
4. "24K Magic" - Bruno Mars (74,000)
5. "That's Christmas to Me" - Pentatonix (65,000)
6. "Stoney" - Post Malone (58,000)
7. The "Hamilton" Soundtrack - Various Artists (48,000)
8. "Moana" Soundtrack - Various Artists (48,000)
9. "Christmas" - Michael Buble (little more than 43,000)
10. "Blue & Lonesome" - The Rolling Stones (43,000)