Billboard 200: Jhené Aiko Scores First No. 1 Album With 'Westside Whimsy' After Nearly 13 Years

Jhené Aiko has earned her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as her fourth studio album, Westside Whimsy, debuts atop the chart dated September 26, 2026, nearly 13 years after the singer first entered the ranking with her 2013 EP Sail Out.

The album earned 74,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the tracking week ending September 17, according to Luminate. The result makes Westside Whimsy the first R&B album by a woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2026.

Streaming accounted for most of the album's opening-week activity, generating 70,000 streaming-equivalent album units from 71.33 million official on-demand streams. Traditional album sales contributed 3,500 units, while track-equivalent album activity added another 500.

Westside Whimsy also debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart and No. 25 on Top Album Sales. Physical editions were not available during the tracking week, with CD and vinyl releases scheduled for January 2027.

Released on September 11 through ALLEL/Artclub/Def Jam Recordings, the 20-track album features collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Larry June, Tyga and OHMA. It marks Aiko's first full-length studio release since 2020's Chilombo, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and later received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.

The new release becomes Aiko's sixth Top 10 entry on the Billboard 200. Her chart history began in November 2013 with Sail Out, which debuted at No. 8.

The September 26 chart also places Ella Langley's Dandelion at No. 2, Olivia Rodrigo's you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love at No. 3 and Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 4. Westside Whimsy is the only new entry in the week's

Watch Jhené Aiko's official “Nothing Nice To Say” music video from Westside Whimsy below:

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