Deftones’ ‘Private Music’ Tops Billboard Rock Album Charts
Deftones’ Private Music debuts atop all of Billboard’s rock albums charts dated Sept. 6: Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums, Top Alternative Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums.
In the Aug. 22-28 tracking week, the set earned 87,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate.
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Deftones claim their first No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, which began in 2006, surpassing a trio of No. 2 peaks in 2010’s Diamond Eyes, 2016’s Gore and 2020’s Ohms. On Top Hard Rock Albums, the band adds its third leader, after Gore and Ohms.
Private Music also starts at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200, becoming the fifth top five title for the group, which first reached the region in July 2000 with the No. 3-peaking White Pony.
Concurrently, Deftones top Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for the second time this year, as “Infinite Source” debuts at No. 1 with 4.2 million official U.S. streams. It follows the one-week reign of “My Mind Is a Mountain,” the first taste of Private Music, which opened atop the July 26 tally and rebounds to No. 2 on the latest list (3.2 million streams, 3.1 million radio audience impressions).
Music from Private Music occupies the entire top six spots on Hot Hard Rock Songs. Deftones become the third act to do so since the chart began in 2020; Linkin Park (the entire top 10) first accomplished the feat last November, followed by Sleep Token (as many as the top eight) for five weeks this May-June. Each of Private Music’s 11 songs is in the top 16 on Hot Hard Rock Songs.
“My Mind Is a Mountain” ascends to No. 1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, becoming Deftones’ first No. 1 on an airplay chart and setting a record for the longest wait between an act’s first appearance and first leader in the chart’s 44-year history, as previously reported.
All Billboard charts dated Sept. 6 will update on Billboard.com on Wednesday, Sept. 3 (one day later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 1).
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