Jhené Aiko Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Westside Whimsy'

Jhené Aiko has earned her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Westside Whimsy, debuting atop the chart dated Sept. 26. The set is the first R&B album by a woman to lead the chart in 2026. The album earned 74,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 17, according to Luminate. It is the first R&B album by a woman to top the chart since SZA’s SOS in May 2025, and features collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Tyga. Westside Whimsy is Aiko’s sixth top 10 album and her first full-length studio release since 2020’s Chilombo. The singer waited 12 years and 10 months from her Billboard 200 debut to achieve her first No. 1.