Following the release of her debut solo album earlier this month, Hayley Williams has just made music history. “Petals For Armor” is number 1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart, selling 22,000 equivalent albums and moving 17,000 units.
Hayley Williams’ (@yelyahwilliams) debut solo album ‘Petals For Armor’ hitting No. 1 on the rock album chart led to the @paramore frontwoman setting a new record https://t.co/2A1Q3AR2wT
— altpress (@AltPress) May 20, 2020
With three other number 1 records under her belt with her band Paramore, Williams has become the first woman to lead as both a solo artist and with a group. Tracks from the album are on both the Billboard 200 and Hot Rock Songs Chart.
