Tyla may only have one album to her credit, but in the last year the 22-year-old has seen the term “history-making” attached to her name more than many acts well beyond her tenure.
As if watching her megahit single ‘Water‘ make her the first South African female to own a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 wasn’t enough to boast, she followed by making GRAMMY history when she became the inaugural winner of the Best African Music Performance trophy.
This week, she penciled in yet another historic feat to her log when her self-titled debut album opened in the Billboard 200’s top 40.
Details inside.
Tyla’s ‘Tyla’
First-Week Sales (SPS) ≈ 22,600
First-Week Sales (Pure) ≈ 3,100
First-Week Billboard Placement: #24
Peruse of the refreshed Billboard 200 sees Tyla’s debut album printed at #24 thanks to total first-week sales slightly north of 22,570.
Preceded to chart battle by the smash hit ‘Water’ and its follow-up ‘Truth or Dare‘ as well as buzz tunes ‘Art,’ ‘On & On,’ and ‘Butterflies,’ the new project soared to its top 40 opening thanks to handsome streaming figures of approximately 26 million domestically (translating into about 19,000 SEA units).
Among new-charting releases, only Hozier‘s ‘Unheard‘ and Future and Metro Boomin‘s ‘We Don’t Trust You‘ streamed more.
When only pure sales are compared, only Shakira‘s ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran‘ shifted more units over the same tracking period (among new female albums).
With the #24 opening, Tyla’s eponymous project becomes the highest-charting album on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart by a female African soloist in history.
‘Tyla’ also occupies the summit of the Current R&B Album chart.
Look below to see who joins the burgeoning diva on this week’s updated Chart Check: Billboard 200 Edition.
Billboard 200 This Week