Deftones Debut A Decades-Old Album As A Top 40 Bestseller

Deftones’ Around the Fur debuts at No. 34 on the U.K. Vinyl Albums chart and reaches new peaks on both the Physical Albums and Album Sales tallies. STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN – MAY 23: Chino Moreno of the Deftones performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on May 23, 2022 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)

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In only a matter of days, the rock band Deftones will release Private Music, its highly-anticipated tenth full-length. The group has already shared a handful of singles from the project, and excitement is reaching a fever pitch — not just for Private Music, but seemingly for everything connected to the hard rock outfit.

That is certainly the case in the United Kingdom, where one of the group’s earliest full-lengths is in the midst of a very meaningful frame.

Around the Fur Debuts Inside the Top 40

The second Deftones project, Around the Fur, appears on multiple charts this week. The set even manages to debut on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, opening at No. 34.

Deftones collect a sixth placement on the U.K.’s ranking of the top-selling titles available on vinyl. While Around the Fur is now the lowest-peaking set by the group on that tally, it finally becomes a top performer on vinyl decades after its initial release.

Around the Fur Hits New All-Time Peaks

At the same time that Around the Fur reaches the vinyl tally, Deftones also push the project to new high points on two other rankings. This frame, Around the Fur surges to No. 28 on the Official Physical Albums chart and No. 31 on the Official Album Sales roster — both of which mark newly-established peaks for the title, dozens of weeks into its time on the two tallies.

Deftones Claim a Pair of Rock Bestsellers

Around the Fur can also be found on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart. 204 weeks into its time on the genre-specific roster, the Deftones classic jumps from No. 9 to No. 5, nearing its all-time high of No. 2.

The group fills a pair of spaces on that ranking, as Around the Fur surges and White Pony reenters at No. 31.

Around the Fur Dropped Back in 1997

Deftones released Around the Fur in the fall of 1997. The full-length brought the band to the main albums charts in both the United States and the U.K. for the first time. The title produced a pair of wins on the main singles list across the Atlantic, as “My Own Summer (Shove It)” and “Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)” climbed as high as Nos. 29 and 50, while the latter was also a rock radio success story in America.