Sam Smith's done about everything that can be done in terms of Australian sales with his record In The Lonely Hour, but he finally reached the top of the nation's album charts this week (from Billboard).
In The Lonely Hour was released in Australia during June of 2014, and 48 weeks later the album finally ended up on top. It peaked at no. 2 early but remained consistent in terms of sales—just as it has in the United States—having stayed in the Top 10 of the ARIA Albums chart for 36 weeks, or 75 percent of its time on the market. The lowest it ever fell was to no. 17.
We're not sure how vain Smith is but he couldnt've been too disappointed with his sales in the nation otherwise: In The Lonely Hour has reached double-platinum status in the country (which equates to 140,000 copies sold), adding to the record's worldwide haul of more than 5 million.
So what finally pushed Smith over the top? For one thing, a shortage of new releases any given week certainly doesn't hurt, while the vocalist is currently touring down under, perhaps resulting in his album sales total being stimulated.
Perhaps he can even hope that something similar will happen in the United States. Much like Australia last week, the highest In The Lonely Hour ever managed to reach on the Billboard 200 was no. 2, after debuting alongside Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence. Although Smith has certainly trumped that album in terms of overall sales, he wouldn't mind moving it up to no. 1. It would take a lot however...although the record has been a mainstay in the Billboard 200 Top 10, if his winning four Grammys couldn't get him to the top spot earlier this year, it's tough to see anything else resulting in that sort of sales shift.
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