Deftones send Around the Fur to a new peak position on two Billboard charts this week, as the years-old set cracks the top 10 on the vinyl list for the first time. 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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Last year, the rock band Deftones celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of its debut album Adrenaline, which arrived in the fall of 1995 and helped introduce the troupe to a large audience. Next year, Around the Fur, the group’s sophomore set — which brought the act to several Billboard charts for the first time — will celebrate the same birthday.
Ahead of that milestone, and as the rockers continue to push their most recent album, Private Music, Around the Fur climbs to a new high on multiple rankings published by Billboard. The bestseller even manages to crack the top 10 for the first time on one particular list.
Around the Fur Cracks the Vinyl Chart’s Top 10
On this week’s edition of the Vinyl Albums chart, which details the 25 bestselling musical projects on wax, Around the Fur hits an important high. The early-career set by Deftones pushes five spaces to land at No. 9, breaking into the uppermost tier for the first time. Coincidentally, Deftones collects a new top 10 bestseller and lands at No. 9 as Around the Fur reaches nine weeks on the list.
How Many Vinyl Bestsellers Have Deftones Charted?
Deftones, portrait, Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13th October 1997. (Photo by Niels van Iperen/Getty Images)
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12 different projects by Deftones have landed on the Vinyl Albums chart throughout the years, and all but three have spent time inside the top 10. Around the Fur is currently tied with Live: Volume One – Songs From Adrenaline, which spent one week at No. 9 more than a decade ago.
Counted among the group’s top 10 bestsellers is just a single leader. Ohms launched in first place half a decade back, while both Private Music and Gore missed out on ruling by just one space.
Around the Fur Reaches a New High on the Sales Chart
At the same time that Around the Fur reaches its new peak on the Vinyl Albums chart, the set also manages to establish a more impressive placement than ever before on the Top Album Sales list. That ranking is also focused entirely on purchases, although it is not format-specific. Around the Fur jumps from No. 18 to No. 15, its new high point on the most important sales roster in America.
Deftones Fall on Several Other Billboard Lists
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: READING FESTIVAL Photo of Chino MORENO and DEFTONES, Chino Moreno (Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns)
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Interestingly, while Around the Fur climbs to never-before-seen positions on two tallies, the project falls on the four other Billboard-published rankings where it takes up space this week. Around the Fur slips, but manages to hold inside the top 10, on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, dipping four spaces to No. 10. The effort also declines on the Top Alternative Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums rankings to Nos. 25 and 42, respectively, while dropping nearly 50 rungs on the Billboard 200, where it currently appears at No. 180.
Private Music and White Pony Continue to Chart
Two additional full-lengths by Deftones appear on one Billboard chart apiece, but oddly, they do not live on the same ranking. Private Music, which once topped out in third place, returns to the top 40 as it ascends from No. 43 to No. 37 on the Top Album Sales ranking. White Pony, which followed Around the Fur by three years and turned 25 last year, dips two spots to No. 23 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
Around the Fur Benefits From a Quiet January
Around the Fur succeeds largely due to a lack of competition, as January is known as a particularly quiet period in the American music industry. Just one title debuts inside the top 10 on the Vinyl Albums ranking, as Helluva Boss: Season One opens at No. 8, while Prince and The Revolution’s Purple Rain soundtrack is back at No. 4.
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There are no debuts ahead of Around the Fur on the Top Album Sales chart, but just as is the case on the vinyl roster, only Purple Rain breaks back in at a loftier space as it relaunches at No. 9.
How Many Copies Did Around the Fur Sell in the U.S. Last Week?
Luminate reports that in the most recent tracking frame, which is reflected on the current Billboard charts, Around the Fur sold just under 3,950 copies. That is down 30% from the period prior, and yet it proved to be enough to help the Deftones favorite climb again.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/01/15/a-deftones-classic-hits-the-top-10-nearly-three-decades-after-its-release/
