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BlizzardofIce wrote:Straight into number 1 in Norway:

http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2

(looks like the newspaper couldn't stand the cover, though)

LEONARD COHEN’S ‘POPULAR PROBLEMS’ TOPS THE CHARTS AROUND THE WORLD

‘Popular Problems’ Hits Number One in 29 Countries

(Toronto, ON – October 1, 2014) The reverence and acclaim for Leonard Cohen’s Popular Problems, is undeniable as the album reached No. 1 in 29 countries on the iTunes chart. The album awarded Cohen his first ever No. 1 album in Austria and Switzerland and also topped the charts in Belgium, Canada, Holland and Portugal, and was the best-selling album of the week in Israel. Also, Popular Problems was Top 5 in an additional 15 countries.

Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen was 80 eight days ago, and released 13th studio album Popular Problems the following day. Debuting at number five (21,978 sales) it delivers only the fourth Top 10 album of famously depressive Cohen's career - second album Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen tops the carts around the world
Published on Saturday, 4 October, 2014 - 10:12



The reverence and acclaim for Leonard Cohen’s Popular Problems, is undeniable as the album reached No. 1 in 29 countries on the iTunes chart. The album awarded Cohen his first ever No. 1 album in Austria and Switzerland and also topped the charts in Belgium, Canada, Holland and Portugal, and was the best-selling album of the week in Israel. Also, Popular Problems was Top 5 in an additional 15 countries.

Popular Problems, Cohen's 13th studio album, arrived in stores two days after his 80th birthday. The album gets down into the avenues of our dreams and sets a new tone and speed of hope and despair, grief and joy. Receiving 5 star reviews and album of the week nods worldwide, Popular Problems has earned its place amongst Cohen’s most respected works.

The Mail (UK) - 5 Star review, “a paradoxical crowd pleaser”; “the subject matter is heavy but the tone, as usual, is capable of levity.”
The Telegraph (UK) - 5 Star review, “at the age of 80, Leonard Cohen has created a masterpiece.”
The Sun (Canada) - Album of the Week, “it’s another slate of smart, sublime and sometimes hilariously horny song-poems about sex and love, sin and salvation, death and loneliness, war and horror.”

Popular Problems, in collaboration with co-writer Patrick Leonard, is a masterpiece from the ever-fresh imagination of a musical legend whose songs continue to captivate new listeners and devoted fans.

Revisit Leonard Cohen’s Incredible Legacy on www.LeonardCohen.com