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Led Zeppelin's Blockbuster Album Debuts — More Than 50 Years After Its Release
45 years after Led Zeppelin split up, the legendary rock band is still regarded as not just one of the bestselling in the history of the United Kingdom, but also one of the most important. Countless musicians and groups that have followed in the decades since Led Zeppelin began releasing music have cited the act as an influence. More than half a century since the group's semi-self-titled Led Zeppelin II arrived, the project is not only back on a chart in the country that birthed the rock pioneers — it actually manages to debut on one list.
Led Zeppelin II Debuts as a Top Download
Led Zeppelin II appears on the Official Album Downloads chart for the first time this week. The full-length opens at No. 93 on the 100-space ranking of the top-selling titles on platforms like Amazon, Apple Music, and others.
Led Zeppelin's First New Hit in Seven Years
Led Zeppelin has now reached the Official Album Downloads chart with 11 projects, and it's been more than seven years since the group last collected a new arrival on the ranking. In April 2018, How the West Was Won opened at No. 83, and it hasn't been seen on the tally since.
Mothership Continues to Lead
Led Zeppelin first reached the Official Album Downloads chart in late November 2007. In the same week, The Complete, Mothership and Led Zeppelin IV all arrived. Of that bunch, Mothership is still the group's only No. 1, one of just two top 10s (including the act's self-titled affair), and its longest-running success. Mothership has spent 25 weeks as one of the most downloaded releases in the U.K. — more than all of the weeks accumulated by the band's other albums combined.
Led Zeppelin II Produced one of the Band's Biggest Hits
Led Zeppelin II arrived in late 1969, and the project became a quick commercial success on both sides of the Atlantic. In the decades since it first became available, the title has sold tens of millions of copies and produced one of the band's most famous singles. Even though Led Zeppelin is largely known as an albums act and not one that relied on hit songs, 'Whole Lotta Love' was pushed as a single from the full-length, and it hit the top 10 in the United States while also going platinum in the U.K.
