Sleep Token Top the Billboard 200 Album Chart With 'Even in Arcadia'

Congrats to Sleep Token, who have topped the Billboard 200 album chart with their latest effort, Even in Arcadia. This marks the second heavy band to top the Billboard 200 Album Chart in three weeks.

British metal outfit Sleep Token have scored their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart this past week with their new album Even in Arcadia.

The latest effort from the metalheads arrived on May 9 through Spinefarm Records. It follows their previous LP, Take Me Back To Eden, which dropped in September 2023.

More broadly, this marks the second heavy band to top the Billboard 200 Album Chart in three weeks. After being released on April 25, Ghost's Skeleta became the first hard rock album to land atop the Billboard 200 album chart in over four years (the last time was AC/DC's Power Up in November 2020). Now we've got two rock/metal albums topping the chart in a span of just three weeks.

The new album from Sleep Token is titled Even in Arcadia and it serves as the band's fourth studio album overall. It follows their 2023 EP, Nothing Remains, and their 2022 single "Highway Patrol."

Earlier this year, Sleep Token announced a U.S. arena tour. The tour kicks off on Sept. 16 in Duluth, Ga., and concludes on Oct. 11 in Los Angeles.

The tour will be in support of the band's new album, Even in Arcadia. The LP is a sprawling and ambitious work that showcases the band's musical and lyrical breadth. It's an album that is sure to resonate with fans of metal, rock, and pop music alike.

The new album is a departure from the band's previous work, which was characterized by a more experimental and atmospheric sound. Even in Arcadia sees Sleep Token embrace a harder-hitting and melodic style that is sure to appeal to a wide audience.

The album is also notable for its lyrical content, which explores themes of identity, loss, and hope. Throughout the album, Sleep Token uses vivid imagery and introspective lyrics to create a world that is both beautiful and haunting.

Even in Arcadia is an album that is sure to be talked about for years to come. It's a record that pushes the boundaries of metal music and introduces the band to a whole new legion of fans.

A Breakdown of Sleep Token Sales

According to Billboard, Sleep Token's fourth studio album, "Even in Arcadia," became the chart topper for the week dated May 24 with 127,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. That made it the biggest week by units for any rock album in nearly a year, and the biggest for any hard rock album in two years. Additionally, the set’s streaming numbers were so big that it was the largest streaming week ever for a hard rock album.

Of "Even in Arcadia's" opening week sales, albums sales accounted for 73,500 of the final total. That was good enough for the record to also sit at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales Chart. SEA (streaming equivalent album) units comprised 53,000 of the total, while TEA (track equivalent units) made up 500 of the total.

The new LP was available in six vinyl variants, a standard CD, two deluxe CD box sets and a standard digital download album giving fans plenty of platforms to choose from when it came to picking up the record.

Billboard also noted that Sleep Token is only the fourth act this year to simultaneously top the Billboard Hot 200, Top Album Sales Chart and the Best Streaming Albums Chart. The others are Lady Gaga's "Mayhem," Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" and The Weeknd's "Hurry Up Tomorrow."

Sleep Token bested Kali Uchis for the top spot this past week, as her "Sinceramente" album debuted at No. 2 for the week.