# Jhené Aiko Hits Billboard 200 No. 1

> Jhené Aiko's 'Westside Whimsy' tops Billboard 200 after 12 years.
- Title: Jhené Aiko Hits Billboard 200 No. 1 · Billboard | Shortify
- Summary: Jhené Aiko's 'Westside Whimsy' tops Billboard 200 after 12 years. Jhené Aiko achieves her first No. 1 album on Billboard 200 with 'Westside Whimsy' after 12…
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- Source: Billboard — https://billboard.com/music/chart-beat/jhene-aiko-westwide-whimsy-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236344193
- Author: Keith Caulfield
- Published: 2026-09-20T19:00:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jhene aiko, billboard 200, westside whimsy, rnb, sail out, chilombo, billboard charts, luminate
## First No. 1 Album
Jhené Aiko's album Westside Whimsy debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200.

> Westside Whimsy debuts atop the tally dated sept. 26
## First R&B No. 1 in 2026
It's the first R&B album by a woman to lead the chart in 2026.

> It's the first r&b album by a woman to lead the chart in 2026
## First No. 1 Since 2025
The album leads the chart for the first time since SZA's SOS in May 2025.

> It's the first to rank at no. 1 since szas sos was tops for a 13th and final week in may of 2025
## First Full-Length Album
Westside Whimsy is Aiko's first full-length studio album since 2020's Chilombo.

> Westside Whimsy marks the singer-songwriter's sixth top 10 overall on the billboard 200
## First No. 1 After 12 Years
Aiko waited 12 years and 10 months from her debut to her first No. 1.

> Aiko went 12 years and 10 months from her debut with sail out
## Streaming Dominance
70,000 of 74,000 units came from streaming, with 71.33 million on-demand streams.

> SEA units comprise 70,000 (equaling 71.33 million on-demand official streams)
## Top 10 Shifts
Ella Langley's album falls to No. 2 as others dip in the top 10.

> Ella Langley's dandelion falls to no. 2 with a little more than 60,000 equivalent album units earned
## Key takeaway

Jhené Aiko achieves her first No. 1 album on Billboard 200 with 'Westside Whimsy' after 12 years since her debut.