Jhené Aiko Earns First Number One on Billboard 200

Jhené Aiko has reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart for the first time with her fourth album, Westside Whimsy. The album landed at the top position on the Billboard 200 chart after earning 74,000 equivalent album units. With this achievement, Westside Whimsy became the first R&B album by a female artist to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart this year. Prior to this release, the only other R&B album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart this year was The Romantic by Bruno Mars.

Westside Whimsy features Kendrick Lamar, Tyga, and Larry June. The album was announced less than a week before its release. Westside Whimsy is Aiko's sixth album to enter the Billboard 200 chart since her 2013 project Sail Out. Aiko's third album, Chilombo, which was released in 2020, debuted at number two on the chart and earned three Grammy nominations.

Aiko's latest album was the only new entry in the Billboard 200 top 10 this week. Meanwhile, Ella Langley saw her album Dandelion fall to number two on the chart with approximately 60,000 equivalent album units.