Nat King Cole Earns His First Top 10 On A Billboard Chart Almost 60 Years After His Death

Nat King Cole has been gone for more than half a century, but he’s still one of the most beloved jazz musicians of all time. His legacy, which is already impressive, continues to grow as more and more posthumous releases come out. The legendary artist earns a special win on several Billboard charts this week with his most recent project, which has proved to be a bestseller.

Live At The Blue Note Chicago debuts on the Vinyl Albums chart this week. The set opens at No. 7, marking the jazz musician’s first top 10 on the list of the bestselling full-lengths on the format.

Cole doesn’t only earn his first top 10 on the tally this frame. Live At The Blue Note Chicago marks the pianist’s first placement anywhere on the Vinyl Albums chart. That may shock some fans, but the list was inaugurated long after Cole’s passing, and after his moment in the spotlight had passed.

In the past tracking week, Luminate reports that Live At The Blue Note Chicago sold 3,508 copies in the U.S. How many of those were on vinyl, versus in any other form, wasn’t published by the data collection company, but chances are many of them–if not the bulk of that number–were on wax.