Released Aug. 13, Pressure Machine earned 26,000 equivalent album units in its first week, ending Aug. 19, according to MRC Data.
The Killers add their fourth No. 1 on Top Rock Albums (which began in 2006), as prior to Pressure Machine and Imploding the Mirage, Wonderful Wonderful launched on top in October 2017 and Battle Born began in the lead in October 2012.
Concurrently, the rootsy Pressure Machine debuts as the band’s first No. 1 on Americana/Folk Albums and starts at No. 2 on Alternative Albums. On the all-format Billboard 200, the set starts at No. 9, marking The Killers’ seventh top 10. Each of their studio albums has hit the chart’s top 10, dating to their debut album Hot Fuss, which peaked at No. 7 in May 2005.
