Ghost's new album Impera did very well across the world, and now that includes the United States. According to Billboard, Impera debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart with 70,000 equivalent album units sold. That number breaks down to 62,500 album sales, 7,000 streaming equivalent album sales, and 500 track equivalent album sales.
Billboard also points out that Impera is the highest-charting rock album in eight months (the last was Sob Rock by John Mayer), and highest-charting hard rock album in over a year (the last was Power Up by AC/DC). The following are Impera's chart positions worldwide outside the US.
- Germany: #1 (the band's highest-ever position in Germany)
- Sweden: #1
- U.K.: #2 (the band's highest-ever position in the UK)
- Netherlands: #2 (the band's highest-ever position in Netherlands)
- Belgium: #2 (the band's highest-ever position in Belgium)
- Norway: #2
- Australia: #3 (the band's highest-ever position in Australia)
- France: #5 (the band's highest-ever position in France)
- Ireland: #5 (the band's highest-ever position in Ireland)
- Italy: #20 (the band's highest-ever position in Italy)
