Rihanna has finally landed her first U.S. #1 album.
Billboard report’s the singer’s "Unapologetic" opens atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 238,000 copies in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Rihanna shared the news with fans via Twitter, writing, “Wait!!!!! What the F**K?!!!! #UNAPOLOGETIC just debuted at #1 in AMERICA!!!!! My first number 1 album there!!! Thank you Navy, u deserve it.”
The project is Rihanna’s seventh studio release in a little over seven years, and follows six earlier top 10 efforts.
Rather infamously, until this week, the diva held the distinction of having the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100 without having claimed a No. 1 album.
"Unapologetic" also gives Rihanna her best sales week yet for an album. The new album's arrival surpasses her previous best frame, racked when 2010's "Loud" launched at No. 3 with 207,000.
Rihanna recently wrapped up her 777 Tour, which saw the pop superstar play 7 shows in 7 countries in 7 days.
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