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

Her fourth album opens with 74,000 equivalent album units, giving Aiko her first chart-topping full-length.

Jhené Aiko’s fourth album has done something her previous three could not. “Westside Whimsy” opens at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 74,000 equivalent album units, marking her first chart-topping full-length.

The figure combines streams and sales, but the more telling detail is how little the album’s ascent depends on

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