earMUSIC and Deep Purple are extremely happy to announce that, one week after its release on August 7th, the band’s 21st studio album “Whoosh!” has conquered the album charts globally.
With “Whoosh!”, Deep Purple completes their hat trick at the top of the German Official Album charts as, for a successive third time, Deep Purple jump right to #1 , setting a new record in their already impressive 50-year history. Moreover, “Whoosh!” reaches the Top 10 in a remarkable number of 12 countries worldwide – with more to come.
- #1 Germany
- #1 Finland
- #1 Belgium (Wallonia)
- #1 Scotland
- #3 Sweden
- #3 Norway
- #4 UK (highest chart entry in 46 years)
- #4 Japan (International)
- #6 Italy
- #7 Belgium (Flanders)
- #7 Netherlands
- #8 France
- #13 Australia
...to be continued
In the UK, the band has again returned to the top of the album charts, with “Whoosh!” landing at 4 and achieving their highest chart entry in 46 years. It is also number 1 UK independent album for the second time in a row.
“Whoosh!” also topped the iTunes charts, having peaked at #1 in the overall European charts and in seven countries on release date, entered the Top 5 on iTunes in another 15 countries, continuing to be amongst the leading albums all over the world.
Max Vaccaro, General Manager of earMUSIC, comments: “The release of ‘Whoosh!’ is something we will never forget in our lives. The album was postponed because of the Corona Pandemic, as well as all promotional activities, video shooting, concerts. All was cancelled, in a few weeks time. It is said many times, with a bit of rhetoric, but this campaign was the best example of team-work we ever experienced. All from home, all with worries and question marks about the future, worked hard, doing something for this record. The band, the management, the crew, together with the label´s product managers, promo teams and distributions. To the point, we nearly had the feeling we were all in the same room, for months. The success of ‘Whoosh!’ is the result of love and dedication. Which makes things so easy when the music is great and the audience is wonderful, as Deep Purple fans are.”
Only a few days into the release of “Whoosh!”, the band was given another great reason to celebrate for their 2017 album “inFinite” achieving gold status in Germany for sales exceeding 100.000 copies. With “Whoosh!”, Deep Purple “stretched out in all directions” without any limitation, letting their creativity go. Having recently celebrated their 50th anniversary, Deep Purple are beloved by old and new fans alike – with no end in sight.