- Music
- 11 Jun 15
Florence and the Machine earns first U.S number 1
Florence and the Machine's How Big, How Blue,How Beautiful debuts at Number 1 on The Billboard 200
The album which sold 137,000 copies in its first week in the US has earned Florence Welch her first US Number 1 beating her two previous studio albums Lungs (2009) and Ceremonials (2011) which reached Number 14 and Number 6 on the chart respectively.
The album which knocked Harlem rapper's A$AP Rocky's At.Long.Last.A$AP to number 3, also reached Number 1 in the UK and Ireland. This comes after Welch's announcement that she will play a number of tour dates in the UK and Ireland Ireland this September, including September 9 the Odyssey Arena Belfast and September 3Arena Belfast