Sombr’s ‘I Barely Know Her’ Rises to No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums Chart

A week after it arrived at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, sombr’s I Barely Know Her spends its first frame at No. 1, rising to the top of the Sept. 13-dated tally.

In its second week of availability (Aug. 29-Sept. 4), the singer-songwriter’s first LP earned 27,000 equivalent album units in the United States, an 11% drop from the 31,000 it accrued in week one, according to Luminate.

On the Sept. 6 chart, I Barely Know Her trailed Deftones’ Private Music, which falls to No. 5 in its second week (22,000 units, down 75% from 87,000).

I Barely Know Her also reigns on Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums. The set becomes sombr’s first No. 1 on all three rankings.

Concurrently, the album — for which sombr wrote all 10 songs solo — rises two positions to No. 12 in its second week on the all-genre Billboard 200.

The collection’s “Undressed” tops Hot Rock & Alternative Songs for a second week, garnering 9.2 million official U.S. streams, 32.7 million radio audience impressions and 1,000 in sales. “Back to Friends” (No. 3) and “12 to 12” (No. 6) also appear in the chart’s top 10, the latter notching a new high.

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