Bruce Springsteen scores multiple Billboard wins with Tracks II and Lost and Found, as both reach … More
Bruce Springsteen’s new box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums is so massive, it had to be released in several different variations. The project includes seven full-length albums that Springsteen recorded at various times throughout his career, but chose not to release for one reason or another.
Given the volume of music, the release comes with a hefty price tag, but Springsteen wanted to ensure fans of all kinds could afford it. At the same time Tracks II dropped, the rocker also shared Lost and Found: Selections from the Lost Albums, a one-disc offering featuring just a handful of Springsteen’s new cuts at a budget price.
Amazingly, both of those brand new albums become charting wins in the U.S., even appearing near one another on some of the same tallies.
Tracks II and Lost and Found Debut Together
Both Tracks II and Lost and Found debut on the Top Album Sales and Top Americana/Folk Albums charts. Tracks II is the bigger winner between the two, opening at No. 7 on the rankings. Lost and Found launches at No. 16 on the Top Album Sales ranking and at No. 22 on Billboard’s tally that focuses solely on Americana and folk music.
A Box Set Worth Hundreds of Dollars
Despite its price tag — Amazon is selling Tracks II for $260 on CD and more than $300 on vinyl — it emerges as the top performer between the two. Tracks II sold 10,400 copies in its first tracking period, according to Luminate. Lost and Found, meanwhile, sold 5,900 copies — a little more than half as many as its larger companion.
Bruce Springsteen’s New Bestseller
Lost and Found can only be located on the two rankings mentioned, while Tracks II opens on half a dozen lists. The box set appears lowest on the Billboard 200, coming in at No. 67. It also launches inside the top 20 on the Top Rock Albums, Vinyl Albums, and Top Rock & Alternative Albums charts, landing at Nos. 13, 14, and 15, respectively.
Throughout the years, Springsteen has only sent five titles to the Americana/Folk Albums chart. 40% of all of those projects debuted this frame, as he earns his first new arrival in more than half a decade.