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Brand New Top the Charts

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Melody Bot, Aug 27, 2017.

  1. Melody Bot Aug 27, 2017
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    It’s official: Brand New have the number one album in the country.


    Rock band Brand New nabs its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as Science Fiction starts atop the tally with 58,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 24, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 55,000 were in traditional album sales. The set was released Aug. 18 through the band’s own Procrastinate! Music Traitors label, and is the first album from the band in nearly eight years.
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    What an absolute delight to see. I told the story on the last podcast about when I first started writing about this band and I truly never thought I’d see them top the charts like this. Incredible. Congratulations to the band and their team. If this ends up being their last album, the years of building a hyper-dedicated fanbase and releasing fantastic music pays off with this special honor.

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  2. aniafc Aug 27, 2017
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    Neck Deep also dented at #4, which is more surprising I think.

    Incredible to see Brand New achieve this, especially with such a good album
     
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  3. LuigiPeppercorn Aug 27, 2017
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    the absolute mad men
     
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  4. yeahrightdude Aug 27, 2017
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    Very cool! Congratulations to them!
     
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  6. contra11mundum Aug 27, 2017
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    Love this so much.

    Rock lives.
     
  7. shea Aug 27, 2017
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    This is so awesome
     
  8. ship90 Aug 27, 2017
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    Really exciting! Congrats to them. Crazy.
     
  9. AlwaysEvolving21 Aug 27, 2017
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    So happy for those dudes. This news is special to the scene and industry. They are such an enigma in music.
     
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  10. Craig Manning Aug 27, 2017
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    I'm not even that big of a fan, but this is awesome.
     
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  11. AlwaysEvolving21 Aug 27, 2017
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    No album for 8 years, no new album announcement, no press, no videos, no label support besides their own, and a number one album.

    Legendary.
     
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  12. Anthony Brooks Aug 27, 2017
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    The most deserving number one
     
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  13. smowashere Aug 27, 2017
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    Even as a casual Brand New fan, I think this is the absolute coolest.

    Also, a lot of those stats in the article are fascinating!
     
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  15. Mister Lyrical Aug 27, 2017
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    It's amazing to see that this album basically reached number one only through word of mouth and love from the fans.
     
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  16. Orla Aug 27, 2017
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    This is so damn cool. Congrats to the band.
     
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  17. Kingjohn_654 Aug 27, 2017
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    Our boys did it!!
     
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  18. LuigiPeppercorn Aug 27, 2017
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    i like that they sent this album out for free and yet its number 1. mind blowing
     
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  19. Jason Tate Aug 27, 2017
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    Huh? Free?
     
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  20. Connor Aug 27, 2017
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    Yeah nobody got this for free. Anyone who received a cd had already paid for the album
     
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  21. Michael Qualiano Aug 27, 2017
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    Amazing
     
  22. cricketandclover Aug 27, 2017
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    Things have changed.

    The 500 CD copies, which is how it initially got released/leaked. But those were for people who preordered, so not free.
     
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  24. zigbigwig Aug 27, 2017
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    Still finding new things with this record, but it's easily one of the best things I've heard all year.

    Love BN
     
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  25. LuigiPeppercorn Aug 27, 2017
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    huh i thought it was just 500 random people on their mailing list or something, my b.
     
  26. CMilliken Aug 27, 2017
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    So happy for these guys. What an achievement. Especially with no press or announcement of any sort! Just awesome.
     
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  27. AlwaysEvolving21 Aug 27, 2017
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    Now with this news....I hope they do at least ONE interview discussing/reacting to this milestone for the band. Even if it is 90 seconds long....I'll take it haha.
     
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  28. Ska Senanake Aug 27, 2017
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    Love. Amazing. Wow.