‘Battle Born’ by The Killers: Billboard.com’s Top Rock Album of the Week – 10/06/12

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Benjamin Shapiro

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Battle Born by The Killers holds the #1 spot on Billboard.com’s Rock Albums for the week of 10/06/12. The ‘Battle Born’ album was also #1 on the German Albums chart and the Official UK Albums chart. This is the first week for this album on the Rock Albums chart and it debuts at #1.

brandon flowers ‘Battle Born’ is the fourth album for The Killers. The albums name comes from the state flag of Nevada and from the band’s home studio. The words Battle Born are on the Nevada state flag and the bands studio is called Battle Born Studios. ‘Battle Born’ took one year to make. The Killers started on the album in May 2011 and finished it in May 2012. The album was released on September 17, 2012.

the killers guitar Band members for The Killers include Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, and Ronnie Vannucci. Additionally, several different artists provide background music on this album. The band was formed in 2001 and took a hiatus in 2010. During the hiatus time band members Flowers and Stoermer released solo albums. The bands last album was released in 2008 and was entitled Day & Age. This album reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart.

The single released from the ‘Battle Born’ album was ‘Runaways’. The single was released on July 17, 2012. ‘Runaways’ debuted on the Billboard.com’s Alternative Songs top twenty songs at #17. It went as high as #7 on the Alternative Songs chart.