Twenty One Pilots' Breach debuts at #1 on BB200 with 200k units

[Teletubby 153,494]

• Twenty One Pilots land the year’s biggest week for any rock album — and the largest in six years — as the duo’s new studio effort, Breach, bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 dated Sept. 27.

The set launches with 200,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, according to Luminate. That marks Twenty One Pilots’ best week ever

Of Breach’s 200,000 first-week equivalent album units, album sales comprise 169,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 31,000 (equaling 40.68 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs — the act’s best streaming week yet; it also debuts at No. 8 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.

Breach’s opening-week sales were bolstered by its availability across more than 15 vinyl variants, which sold a combined 72,000. That marks Twenty One Pilots’ best week ever on vinyl and the largest vinyl sales week for a rock album in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991).

Breach was also issued on three deluxe CD editions in lavish packaging containing collectible ephemera, a standard widely available CD and digital download, along with a widely available deluxe digital download edition with the bonus track “Drag Path,” alternative cover art and a PDF booklet.

• Ed Sheeran scores his eighth top 10-charting album on the Billboard 200 as Play starts at No. 5 with 71,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 51,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 19,000 (equaling 24.26 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 23 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise 1,000.

[Godmatica 2,295]

Deserved, amazing album 

[Future Lovers 7,139]

So very deserved. The album is fantastic on its own but is also a fantastic end to the DEMA Saga. A multi album storyline told across a decade of music and the individual albums within it ranging from good to great to amazing is an impressive feat. Happy for them!! 

[Killa 17,891]

Oh wow congrats to them. No idea they were so popular

[hamartia 1,661]

Good for them 

Saw them live in Tronno last night with my boyfriend and they put on a great show. The place was packed! 

[ImMatt 1,855]

Yesss! So happy for them. They deserve this and Breach is great 

[ZiggyZiggs 30,063]

and mayhem did 219k US lm's are so undeserving of the 40+ dates they get for the tour

[Morphine Prince 107,557]

Honestly surprised they sell well cause they haven’t had a hit in years. Good for them. 

[Future Lovers 7,139]

45 minutes ago, ZiggyZiggs said:

and mayhem did 219k US lm's are so undeserving of the 40+ dates they get for the tour

What does this have to do with anything

[Future Lovers 7,139]

44 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

Honestly surprised they sell well cause they haven’t had a hit in years. Good for them. 

Them getting hits in the first place was a little bit of a fluke. Not that they were underserved but it was very right place right time. They have always been very dedicated to building a fanbase rather than shooting for populist support, and they have been very successful in that. Them having such a dedicated fanbase is what keeps their albums selling despite no hit singles. 

[Bronco 13,912]

1 hour ago, Morphine Prince said:

Honestly surprised they sell well cause they haven’t had a hit in years. Good for them. 

Rock acts have shifted more albums than singles when it comes to chart numbers for the streaming era. Rock acts were doing way better on touring a full decade before pop and other genres caught up though

[Teletubby 153,494]

1 hour ago, Morphine Prince said:

Honestly surprised they sell well cause they haven’t had a hit in years. Good for them. 

they always sell a lot. last year, they dropped Clancy and debuted with 143k (113k pure sales).

[Taylucifer 5,195]

there are things happening in the world that I have not a clue about

[KevinWright 1,655]

Main rock boys