Overview
- Foreign Tongues opened at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart dated July 25 after Luminate reported just under 49,000 pure album sales in its first seven days.
- The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200, extending the Rolling Stones’ record to 39 top-10 entries on that consumption-weighted chart.
- Foreign Tongues entered No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, blocked from the summit by Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide which held the top spot.
- The release placed in the top 10 on six U.S. Billboard album charts, including Top Rock & Alternative, Vinyl Albums and Indie Store Album Sales where it reached No. 3.
- As the band’s 27th American studio album and its 62nd title to appear on the Billboard 200, the performance highlights how strong physical and download sales can deliver format-specific milestones even when streaming shapes overall rankings.