Brent Faiyaz’s ‘Icon’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums Chart

Brent Faiyaz‘s new LP, Icon, is No. 1 this week on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart.

According to the publication, Faiyaz’s third set sold 58,000 streaming-equivalent units in its first week, marking his second-biggest opener. His sophomore album, Wasteland, leads with 88,000 equivalent units sold.

Elsewhere on Billboard, Icon ranks at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 on Independent Albums, No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 4 on Vinyl Albums and No. 7 on Top Streaming Albums. 

Several tracks from the album have also landed on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Butterflies” (No. 49), “Have To” (No. 51), “Wrong Faces” (No. 54), “Other Side” (No. 60), “Four Seasons” (No. 84) and “Strangers” (No. 88).

Meanwhile, on the R&B Streaming Songs chart, “Butterflies” flutters in at No. 4, “Wrong Faces” at No. 5, “Other Side” at No. 6 and “Have To” at No. 11. It’s worth noting the latter song previously topped the Adult R&B Airplay chart earlier this month.

Executive produced by Raphael Saadiq, Icon was released Feb. 13 via Faiyaz’s independent label ISO Supremacy/UnitedMasters.

Three days later, Faiyaz released Icon (Director’s Cut), which included two bonus tracks: “Full Moon (Fall in Tokyo)” and “1 For You (Spring in New York).” 

Regarding Icon, Faiyaz told Flaunt Magazine, “I wanted this album to promote love and encapsulate beauty and everything that comes with it.”

As indicated above, Icon follows Faiyaz’s 2022 LP, Wasteland, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top R&B Albums.