How Did Sleep Token Score the Second Hard Rock No. 1 Album in Three Weeks?
- Sleep Token, a UK rock band, scored their first No. 1 album with Even in Arcadia on the May 25 Billboard 200 chart.
- The album’s success follows a low number of major rock releases this year, while similar timing led to Ghost’s recent No. 1 album.
- Even in Arcadia sold 127,000 equivalent units, including 73,500 pure sales and set a hard rock record with 47,000 vinyl copies sold.
- Critics highlight the record’s broad streaming popularity beyond core fans and praise its balance of niche appeal with some mainstream-ready songs.
- Sleep Token’s No. 1 debut indicates ongoing appetite for hard rock today and signals the band’s commercial rise alongside a robust arena tour this fall.
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How Did Sleep Token Score the Second Hard Rock No. 1 Album in Three Weeks?
Before this month, no hard rock act had topped the Billboard 200 albums chart in nearly a half-decade. Now, two have done it in three weeks. Two weeks ago, Ghost nabbed the chart’s top spot with its Skeletá set, and this week (on the chart dated May 25), Sleep Token claims pole position for the first time with its new album Even in Arcadia. The album bows with 127,000 units, according to Luminate — with over 50,000 each in sales and streaming …
Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia
Sleep Token, who handles both the mystery and the mix of styles, signs a new album that is consistent in its diversity. Moving from metal to ethereal pop by incorporating hip hop and R-influences, Sleep Token has shown that its formula works with, from the public, proof of its success [...] Cet article Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia est apparu en premier sur Rolling Stone.
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