Stone Sour‘s first week sales of their latest album “Hydrograd” came in at a healthy 33,000 units sold, 30,000 of which were traditional sales. As a result, the album notched up a number of accolades, debuting at #1 atop the Billboard‘s ‘Top Current Albums’, ‘Top Rock Albums’ and ‘Top Hard Rock Albums’ charts. The sales also saw the album debut at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart. Frontman Corey Taylor commented:
“We’re blown away by the reception of the album, especially balancing albums sold with our surge in streams. We poured our hearts into this – the proof is in the pudding, so to speak. The response tells us two things: people love the songs, and rock is far from dead. Our thanks to all the fans and keep spreading the word! We’ll see you all soon!”
The sales are just a touch shy of the group’s previous release, 2013’s “House Of Gold & Bones – Part 2“, which debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 with 35,000 sold.
