Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Music
The Decemberists Score Number One Album with The King is Dead
Posted
by Mike Conklin
on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:33 AM
When
The Decemberists take the stage for their third consecutive sold out show at the Beacon Theater tonight, the vibe should be a bit more festive than it was for the first two. Official word comes this morning that the band has scored its first-ever number one album, with the excellent
The King is Dead selling 93,567 copies in its first week. Number one is number one, of course, but it must be noted that last week's number on album was
Showroom of Compassion by Cake, who, go figure, still exist. So yeah, it's not exactly a huge time for record sales, but still... go indie rock!
Tags: The Decemberists, The King is Dead, Cake, BIllboard
