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Tyla's album A*Pop lands a top five debut on Billboard's R&B chart

The album opened with 16,966 units in its first week and came in at number 43 on the Billboard 200.

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Tyla performing at the WNBA All-Star Game in July 2026. Photo: John Mac, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tyla's album A*Pop debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 and landed in the top five of Billboard's R&B chart in its first week, That Grape Juice's Chart Check column reported on August 6. First-week sales came to 16,966 units on a streaming-equivalent basis, with 6,247 of those pure sales.

A*Pop is Tyla's album, charting on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard's R&B albums chart in the same opening week. The outlet's own headline for the news played on she did it again, a line the site said had taken on new meaning for Tyla after the top five R&B debut.

The facts

  • A*Pop debuted inside the top five of Billboard's R&B chart
  • First week sales came to 16,966 streaming equivalent units
  • Pure sales in that week were 6,247 units
  • The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 43

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