J.Cole Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 selling 217,825 records 93k digitally and 124k in stores copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Just one week after we saw 85-year old Tony Bennett grab his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with "Duets II," another artist nets his first No. 1 -- but he's a little younger.


Rapper J. Cole, 26, bows in the No. 1 slot with "Cole World: the Sideline Story," selling 217,825 records 93k digitally and 124k in stores copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.


It's the Roc Nation/Columbia artist's first album and marks the first time a solo act's debut effort has entered at No. 1 since May 14, 2010. That week, B.o.B started at No. 1 with "The Adventures of Bobby Ray" with 84,000. Cole's launch is the highest sales week for any act's debut chart effort since Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" started with 375,000 at No. 2 on Dec. 11, 2010.