Vampire Weekend's album tops the Billboard 200 chart
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: May 12, 2019, 21:21 IST | Updated: May 12, 2019, 21:21 IST
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Rock band Vampire Weekend has topped the Billboard 200 chart with its third No. 1 album `Father of the Bride`.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the band sold approximately 119,000 sets which is the largest for any rock album in 2019.
The album was released on May 3 this year by Spring Snow and Columbia Records.
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Vampire Weekend`s last two hits on Billboard 200 were `Modern Vampires of the city` and `Contra` in the year 2013 and 2010 respectively.
Other than Vampire Weekend, Billie Eilish`s `When we fall asleep` and `Where do we go` climbed from fourth to the second number, whereas Khalid`s `Free spirit` rose from fifth to the third position.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums from the US on a multi-metric consumption basis.
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