Khalid scores his first no. 1 on Bilboard 200 with Free Spirit

The album is the first R&B album to reach no. 1 in nearly year.

By Jewel Wicker

April 14, 2019

Khalid scores his first no. 1 on Bilboard 200 with <i>Free Spirit</i>

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 01: Khalid attends the 'Free Spirit' VIP premiere at Pacific Theaters at the Grove on April 01, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images for MAC Presents

Khalid's new album has earned the singer his first no.1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Free Spirit landed at the top of the chart with 202,000 equivalent album units, 85,000 of which were traditional album sales, according to Billboard. The publication reports a concert ticket and album bundle aided in sales.

Khalid's debut album American Teen and last year's EP Suncity previously peaked on the Billboard 200 chart at no. 4 and 8, respectively.

Free Spirit is the first R&B album to reach no. 1 in nearly a year. The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy EP topped the chart last April.

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Khalid scores his first no. 1 on Bilboard 200 with Free Spirit

The album is the first R&B album to reach no. 1 in nearly year.

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