Justin Bieber Beats Long-Standing US Chart Record Held By Elvis Presley
While releasing his seventh album, ‘Changes,’ Justin Bieber has beaten a 59-year-old record previously held by Elvis Presley.
Thanks to Bieber’s new feat, which debuted at the top of the US Billboard chart, the 25-year-old has become the youngest solo artist to achieve seven number one albums. In 1961, Presley received the honor at 26 with ‘Blue Hawaii.’
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‘Changes‘ is Bieber’s first album in four years and has already sold 231,000 copies last week, reaching number one status in the US, and also topping the UK charts. #Socialites, have you listened to JB’s new album yet? Thoughts?
Additionally, Bieber’s new record finds him reflecting on his teen stardom and walks us through to his introduction to adulthood; including tracks about his new wife, model and actress Hailey Baldwin.
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The record switches over from his uptempo Pop stylings to a more downbeat R&B sound, resorting back to his roots, which he debut in 2009 at 15. A year later, he received his first number one album, ‘My World 2.0.’