Vertical graphs in new area Advertising signguitarist's ranking, as guitarist's new album, Orgy of the Damned, debuts at No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart (dated June 1). The new set, which consists largely of covers, is an all-star blues project, featuring guest vocalists such as Gary Clark Jr., Beth Hart, AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Demi Lovato, Iggy Pop and Chris Stapleton , including. (It's also Slash's first entry on the Blues Albums list.)
Orgy is Slash's first solo studio album since his self-titled set in 2010. Between the two solo efforts, he released four studio sets with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.
Orgy also released in the top 10 Advertising signTop Selling Albums, Vinyl Albums and Indie Store Album Sales, while also bowing in the Top 20 Independent Albums and Top Rock Albums charts.
The Blues Albums chart ranks the top-selling blues titles of the week in the US, based on traditional album sales. Orgy sold 10,500 copies in the week ending May 23, according to Luminate. It marks the biggest sales week for a blues album in just over two years since Bonnie Raitt Something like that… it debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 7, 2022, selling 14,000 in its first week.
In a press statement, Slash said, “I love blues music, but I haven't really been into the blues because I've always been so busy doing something else… [the album] it was something very spontaneous. We just threw it together. There was no research or trying to find the right tracks – these are just songs that I like.”
Among the songs on the album: Robert Johnson's “Crossroads” with Gary Clark Jr. on vocals and guitar, “Hoochie Coochie Man” by Willie Dixon (made famous by Muddy Waters) with Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top on vocals and guitar and Peter. Green's “Oh Well” (first recorded by Fleetwood Mac) with Chris Stapleton on vocals.
