Rina Sawayama is lighting up the charts.
For, she has just now earned her first-ever entry on the coveted Billboard 200 chart.
Full story below…
On the latest iteration of the Billboard 200 chart, Sawayama’s ‘Hold The Girl’ album debuted at #166. As a result, it has become her first time entering the chart.
Previously, her debut album – ‘Sawayama’ – garnered critical-acclaim, but failed to chart in the United States.
The news of her first charting album in the country comes after it was announced that Sawayama became the highest-charting Japanese artist in the history of the UK Charts (as we reported here).
‘Hold The Girl’ was acclaimed by critics upon its release, who complimented the songwriting as well as the overall theme of the project.
It was preceded by the singles: ‘This Hell,’ ‘Catch Me In The Air,’ ‘Phantom,’ ‘Hold The Girl,’ and ‘Hurricanes.’
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Flop. There is nothing exciting about her or her music. Just tragic.
Exactly my Queen 👑 I don’t understand why this site stunning this sushi flop 💅🏾
You can’t say it to her face im sure lmaoo
Da Real Diva and Queen are saying that she is a sushi flop right in her tofu face 💅🏾 I know that’s rightttttt Diva is always rightttttt 👠bow down, tongue freak!
Stfu racist drag queen
Debut at #166??? Screaming! So basically it sold less than 1K 💅🏾😂🤣😂🤣 see, even Asians ain’t buying it.
And you’re still hiding behind your screen 24/7 sitting on the couch while these artists work.
💅🏾💅🏾 Stay obsessed with da one & only Marilyn da Diva 👠
Stay bitter, nasty and delusional.
uk artists often have a hard time breaking into the us market… unfortunately it seems like she’s not an exception
still a great album nevertheless
Hunnie, not everyone can sing like Adele 💅🏾 Not this female BTS wannabe
And you’re 24/7 on TGJ exposing your fake life to strangers because you don’t have no friends to talk to – that’s why you’re bitter, sad diva
For an indie artist congrats to her I’m sure once her team do some kinda promo in the states the album will do well. It’s one of the best albums of the years so far IMO…I’m still replaying the album