After reality TV stars Heidi Montag and husband Spencer Pratt lost their home in the Pacific Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles, an outpouring of support drives Montag’s 2010 album Superficial and its songs to debuts across a range of Billboard’s charts (all dated Jan. 25) – including the Billboard 200, Top Album Sales, Top Dance Albums and Hot Dance/Pop Songs.
Montag herself also graces the Billboard Artist 100 chart for the first time, which ranks the most popular artists of the week.
Montag and Pratt, who are best known for their roles on MTV’s The Hills, took to social media after the loss of their home to encourage fans to purchase the album and stream its songs to help the family rebuild and generate income. The couple posted dozens of social media posts across their accounts, driving fans to engage with the music.
All of Billboard’s new Jan. 25, 2025-dated charts will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Jan. 22 (one day later than usual, owed to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the United States on Jan. 20).
Following the couple’s initial fan appeal on social media, and the subsequent campaign that was triggered, the pair joined Billboard’s Tetris Kelly for a TikTok livestream to chat about the fan response. In their discussion, Montag and Pratt revealed that there is more music coming, possibly with some well-known collaborators, and even how the president of a major record label reached out to them to chat. Montag also added, “We really want to focus on getting a portion back to the community too, so we’re trying to figure out how to incorporate charities into everything we’re doing.”
https://www.billboard.com/lists/heidi-montag-superficial-album-billboard-charts-la-fires/
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