Ayra Starr has made history as the first Nigerian female artist to enter the U.S. Billboard 200 Album chart. Her sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ debuted at No. 195 on Monday.
Billboard charts tweeted: “Debuts on this week’s #Billboard200: No. 195, @ayrastarr The Year I Turned 21.”
The album also became the first project by a female Nigerian artist to debut on the UK Official Album chart, landing at No. 80 in the UK and No. 72 in France.
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Burna Boy’s ‘Love, Damini’ holds the record for the highest-peaking Nigerian album in the U.S. at No. 14 and is the first Nigerian album to top the UK album chart.
