Daft Punk Scores #1 Chart Spot with ‘Random Access Memories’

Despite the fact it’s been nearly a decade since their last record, the demand for Daft Punk’s music remains high, with the new album, Random Access Memories, released to massive sales numbers. Random Access marks the French duo’s first new album since Human After All (released back in 2005) and features 13 new tracks which include collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Julian Casablancas, Panda Bear, Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder, Paul Williams, Todd Edwards, Chilly Gonzales, and DJ Falcon.
 
Columbia Records released the following details on the sales of Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories:
 
– Sold 339,000 copies in the US and over a million worldwide in its first week of release;
– Hit #1 on 97 countries’ digital charts;
– The biggest first week album sales in France since 2007;
– UK’s fastest selling album of 2013;
– Daft Punk’s first #1 in the US, Germany, Australia and Japan;
– Hit #1 in France, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Mexico, Italy, Belgium, and Spain;
– Random Access Memories is the first album in Billboard’s Electronic/Dance Song chart history to have every song debut simultaneously.
 
The first single, “Get Lucky,” has sold 2.5 million copies to date. According to Columbia Recordds, that makes it the biggest selling single of 2013 in the UK.