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Jhené Aiko Achieves First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Westside Whimsy’
Jhené Aiko achieves her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as Westside Whimsy debuts atop the tally dated Sept. 26.
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Jhené Aiko’s album Westside Whimsy entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 on the chart dated Sept. 26, marking her first chart‑topping album. The record moved 74,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending Sept. 17, according to Luminate data. It is the first R&B album by a woman to lead the Billboard 200 in 2026 and the first R&B chart‑topper since SZA’s SOS held the spot for a 13th week in May 2025. The only other R&B album to reach No. 1 this year was Bruno Mars’ The Romantic on the March 14 chart.
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