Jhené Aiko’s "Westside Whimsy" Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200

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Sep 20, 2026 12:51pm PT

Jhené Aiko Scores First No. 1 on Albums Chart With ‘Westside Whimsy’

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Jhené Aiko has scored her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with her fourth record “Westside Whimsy.”

Aiko bows atop the chart with 74,000 equivalent album units, making it the first R&B album by a woman to top the Billboard 200 this year and the first to reach No. 1 since SZA’s “SOS” in May 2025. This year, the only other R&B album to hit No. 1 was Bruno Mars’ “The Romantic.”

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/jhene-aiko-scores-first-no-1-albums-chart-westside-whimsy-1236870490/)._