Beautiful Mind is the fourth studio album by American rapper and singer Rod Wave. It was released through Alamo Records on August 12, 2022, and features guest appearances from Jack Harlow and December Joy. The album was supported by four singles: "By Your Side", "Cold December", "Stone Rolling", and "Alone". The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 115,000 album-equivalent units, becoming Rod Wave's second consecutive number-one album and fourth Top-10 album.[1]
Beautiful Mind received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Dylan Green of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.9 out of 10, complimenting the variety of topics covered in the songs but complaining of many of them "bleeding together" as well as the "overreliance of piano and guitar beats".[5]
Commercial performance
In the United States, Beautiful Mind debuted atop the Billboard 200, earning 115,000 album-equivalent units (including 2,000 in pure sales) in its first week. It became Wave's second number-one on the chart and fifth top-ten. The album also accumulated a total of 157.73 million on-demand streams of its songs.[1] In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, moving an additional 57,000 units.[8]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References
^ a bCaulfield, Keith (August 21, 2022). "Rod Wave's 'Beautiful Mind' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
^ a b"Beautiful Mind by Rod Wave Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^"Beautiful Mind Review by TiVo Staff". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^Hernandez, Nina (September 23, 2022). "Rod Wave 'Beautiful Mind' Improves On His Formula". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^ a bGreen, Dylan (August 17, 2022). "Rod Wave: Beautiful Mind". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^Juon, Steve (October 4, 2022). "Rod Wave :: Beautiful Mind". RapReviews. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^Reeves, Mosi (August 12, 2022). "Rod Wave Wants To Convince Us He's a Complicated Man On 'Beautiful Mind'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
^Caulfield, Keith (August 28, 2022). "Bad Bunny Ties 'Encanto' for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 in 2022". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
^"Rod Wave Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^"Rod Wave Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^"Rod Wave Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
^"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2023.