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Tool Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 With 'Fear Inoculum'!

Tool Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 With 'Fear Inoculum'!

Tool is back on top!

The rock band debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their first album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum, as of Sunday (September 8) according to the official chart company.

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The band’s third No. 1 album brought in 270,000 equivalent album units in its first week, with 248,000 of those being album sales. It marks the biggest week for any rock album in over a year. The No. 1 was also achieved without a concert ticket-album sale tie-in!

The last rock album to enjoy a bigger week was Dave Matthews Band‘s Come Tomorrow in 2018. It marks their first album since 2006′s 10,000 Days, which debuted at No. 1 with 564,000 copies sold in its first week.

Congratulations, Tool!

See the week’s full Top 10 inside…

1. Tool, Fear Inoculum
2. Taylor Swift, Lover
3. Lana Del Rey, Norman F–king Rockwell!
4. Lil Tecca, We Love You Tecca
5. Young Thug, So Much Fun
6. Lizzo, Cuz I Love You
7. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
8. Ed Sheeran, No.6 Collaborations Project
9. Chris Brown, Indigo
10. Travis Scott, Astroworld

Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? dips 6-7 (38,000 units; down 6%), Chris Brown’s Indigo climbs 9-8 (34,000 units; down 1%) and Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project falls 8-9 (33,000 units; down 6%). Rounding out the top 10 is Travis Scott’s Astroworld, which vaults 20-10 with 31,000 units (up 55%). The set gets a big boost thanks to attention generated by the documentary film about Scott, Look Mom I Can Fly, which premiered on Aug. 28 on Netflix.

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