Helloween achieve milestone with first #1 album on Germany’s music charts
Helloween achieve milestone with first #1 album on Germany’s music charts
Following their very successful Pumpkins United World Tour, German power metal rockers Helloween consisting of lead vocalists Andi Deris and Michael Kiske; guitarists Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen and Sascha Gerstner; bassist Markus Grosskopf and drummer Dani Löble released their new self-titled album via Nuclear Blast Records on June 18, 2021. With their latest studio album, Helloween have reached the notable milestone of achieving a #1 album on Germany’s music charts for the first time.
The following message was posted on Helloween‘s Facebook page yesterday:
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NOW IT’S TIME FOR HAPPINESS: Our new album “Helloween” has entered the official German album charts at the top position – the first time EVER for a HELLOWEEN album! Our gratitude and appreciation for all our fans, not only in Germany, but WORLDWIDE is beyond words!”
Wikipedia indicates the following peak chart positions on Germany’s GfK Entertainment Charts for Helloween‘s prior studio albums:
N/A — Helloween EP (1985)
N/A — Walls of Jericho (1985)
#15 — Keeper of The Seven Keys: Part I (1987)
# 5 — Keeper of The Seven Keys: Part II (1988)
#32 — Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)
#35 — Chameleon (1993)
#23 — Master of The Rings (1994)
#31 — The Time of The Oath (1996)
#19 — Better Than Raw (1998)
#26 — The Dark Ride (2000)
#26 — Rabbits Don’t Come Easy (2003)
#28 — Keeper of The Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005)
#38 — Gambling With The Devil (2007)
#25 — 7 Sinners (2010)
# 4 — Straight Out of Hell (2013)
# 8 — My God-Given Right (2015)
Helloween‘s “Best Time” lyric video (from Helloween album):