Rod Wave scores his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as Don’t Look Down opens atop the chart dated September 12, earning 99,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during its first tracking week. Alex Warren follows at No. 2 with WILDCHILD, while Karol G returns to the Top 10 at No. 10 with No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto.
Don’t Look Down gives Rod Wave his fourth Billboard 200 No. 1, extending a run that began with SoulFly in 2021. The singer-rapper followed that album with Beautiful Mind in 2022 and Nostalgia in 2023, making his latest project his eighth Top 10-charting title overall.
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The 99,000-unit debut for Don’t Look Down was driven largely by streaming activity, according to Billboard. The result also makes Rod Wave one of the most consistent album-chart forces in contemporary rap, with every one of his eight Billboard 200-charting projects reaching the Top 10.
Alex Warren lands at No. 2 with WILDCHILD, earning 75,000 equivalent album units in its first week. The performance marks his highest Billboard 200 position and surpasses the No. 5 peak of his 2025 debut album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid. WILDCHILD also delivers Warren’s best-ever week by units and his second Top 10 album.
Behind Warren, Ella Langley’s Dandelion falls to No. 3 with just over 67,000 units, while Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love slips to No. 4 with 67,000. Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem drops to No. 5 with 60,000, and Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide rises to No. 6 with 53,000.
Dolly Parton’s Ultimate Dolly Parton lands at No. 7 with 45,000 units, two weeks after reentering the chart at No. 5 following her death. Drake’s ICEMAN climbs to No. 8 with 39,000 units, while Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving rises to No. 9 with 38,000.
Karol G rounds out the Top 10 as No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto rebounds from No. 16 to No. 10, earning 36,000 units. The album, which previously peaked at No. 8, received a boost from “BbY WOW” with rusowsky and Judeline, which is gaining traction on streaming.
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