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The 1975 land first number one album in U.S.

Written by . Published: March 07 2016

British rockers The 1975 have a hit on their hands with their first number one album in America.


The Chocolate stars' second album, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it, topped the Billboard 200 chart with 108,000 copies sold.


The feat marks an impressive return for the band, whose self-titled debut album peaked at just number 28 on the same chart back in 2013.


In addition, the news comes days after The 1975 also hit the top spot on the album chart in their native U.K., following in the footsteps of artists such as David Bowie, Adele, Muse and Florence + The Machine, who all simultaneously debuted at number one both in America and the U.K.


I like it when you sleep... also knocked Adele's 25 from the number one in both countries, as she fell to second place.


Rihanna's Anti also dropped a spot to third on the Billboard 200, while Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' This Unruly Mess I’ve Made debuted at four.


Justin Bieber's Purpose rounded out the top five.

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