DMB Celebrates 7th No. 1 Album
• Dave Matthews Band celebrated their seventh consecutive No. 1 album with a giant plaque presented to them in New York City while they were in town performing on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. With their recently released RCA album, Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1. The Billboard 200-topping album earned 292,017 equivalent album units in the week ending June 14. Of that total, 285,000 were in traditional album sales — marking the biggest sales week for a rock album in more than four years.
Pictured, (top row, l-r): Jordan Blaugrund, SVP, Sales, RCA Records, Peter Edge, Chairman & CEO, RCA Records, John Fleckenstein and Joe Riccitelli, Co-Presidents, RCA Records, Carter Beauford, drums, Dave Matthews, Buddy Strong, keyboardist,Jeff Coffin, saxophone, Rashawn Ross, trumpet, Coran Capshaw, Red Light Management, Stefan Lessard, bass, Tim Reynolds, guitar, Dennis Blair, SVP, Promotion, RCA Records, Aaron Borns, SVP, Marketing, RCA Records. Bottom Row: Bruce Flor, Red Light Management.
