Lainey's 'Whirlwind' lands at #8 on Billboard 200 chart

CMA Fest 2024 - Day 3 NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 08: Lainey Wilson performs onstage during the 2024 CMA Music festival at the Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

By Jeremy Chua

September 04, 2024 at 11:30 am EDT

Lainey Wilson’s Whirlwind touched down at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart in its opening week. According to Billboard, the album sold 48,000 equivalent album units, marking her best debut sales week. Whirlwind also landed at #4 on Billboard’s Top Country Album chart, while Thomas Rhett’s About A Woman, which dropped the same day as Lainey’s project (Aug. 23), debuted at #10. Lainey’s currently on the road for her Country’s Cool Again Tour. You can find tickets and a full list of dates at laineywilson.com. “Hang Tight Honey,” the lead single off Whirlwind, is in the top 20 and ascending the country charts.