Adéla lands a top-five debut as PRIMA enters Billboard 200 at No. 4
Slovak singer-songwriter ADÉLA has taken her debut album straight into the US top five. PRIMA, released on Sept. 4, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Sept. 19 with 56,000 first-week units, the combined measure that rolls album sales, track sales and streams into a single total, according to Billboard. It is her first appearance on that albums chart.
ADÉLA first gained wider public notice as a contestant on Dream Academy, the reality competition series that formed the group KATSEYE. She later served as an opener on Demi Lovato's It's Not That Deep tour before releasing her own full-length record.
Two songs from the PRIMA campaign are on the Billboard Hot 100, the US singles chart. "Ain't in LA" moved from No. 57 to No. 30, while "Nicole Kidman" debuted at No. 45. The two entries put her on the singles and albums charts in the same week.
The album also reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, which tracks traditional purchases including CDs, vinyl and downloads, according to BroadwayWorld. PRIMA was the only new album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in its debut week. In that same chart cycle, Ella Langley's Dandelion returned to No. 1, according to Variety.
Before the album arrived, Billboard had pointed listeners to six earlier ADÉLA songs as an introduction, including "Superscar" and "Ain't in LA", according to Billboard. The list traced her output from pre-album singles to the PRIMA rollout.
Around release week, ADÉLA celebrated PRIMA with a surprise pop-up in Toronto. The space was open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and doubled as an all-day dance party, according to Billboard Canada. She has since brought her debut headline tour to Montreal for a sold-out concert.
What makes this stand out is the speed of the step up. From a televised singing contest to a support slot to a solo debut with a top-five album, a sales-chart No. 1 and two Hot 100 songs at once. For listeners, that means plenty of ways to catch up.
