US EditionGhost Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’
- The Swedish band Ghost released their sixth studio album, Skelet, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart dated May 10, 2025.
- The album's success follows the lead single Satanized and builds on Ghost's prior achievements, with Skelet earning the first rock number one since AC/DC's 2020 Power Up.
- Skelet features 10 songs, gathered 86,000 equivalent album units including 77,000 physical sales, and sold over 44,000 vinyl copies, marking the biggest vinyl week for a hard rock album since 1991.
- Ghost topped various international charts including Sweden, Germany, and Australia, and launched the Skeletour World Tour across Europe and North America to support the album.
- Skelet's chart performance establishes Ghost's strongest week ever in equivalent and traditional sales, highlighting the band's continued influence in rock music.
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Ghost Broke Some Surprising Records With Their New Album 'Skeletá'
Ghost is dominating the rock world, and their new album, Skeletá, just scored some records that prove they are a force to be reckoned with. The new album has become the first rock record in five years to land at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart, Metal Injection reported. The last rock band to do so was AC/DC, who achieved the milestone with their album Power Up back in 2020. Breaking it down: Skeletá moved 86,000 units in its firs…
Ghost Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’
Ghost grabs the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time, as the Swedish hard rock band’s new studio effort Skeletá debuts atop the tally (dated May 10) with 86,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending May 1, according to Luminate. Of the album’s starting sum, 89% was driven by traditional album sales — buoyed by a big vinyl sales figure. Skeletá launches with Ghost’s best week ever by bo…
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