Paul Simon Has His Best Debut In 25 Years [Video]

Paul Simon is no stranger to the top of the pop charts, having put several albums to number one in the late '60s and early '70s as a member of Simon and Garfunkel, as well as a solo artist. But it's been awhile since he's been this high up.

Simon has got to be happy with the reaction to his new album. Simon’s latest release, “Stranger to Stranger,” moved 68,000 equivalent album units to debut at number three on the Billboard 200 Album chart.

But that’s not all, with 67,000 of those units in traditional album sales, Simon has the best actual sales for the week, landing him at number one on the Top Album Sales chart.

By landing at number three, Simon has his highest charting album in 29 years, with the last time he made it that high was in 1987 with 'Graceland,' which spent one week at number three. The album is also Simon’s seventh solo album to land in the Top Ten, with one album, 'Still Crazy After All These Years,' making it to number one.

Simon will perform this coming Sunday night at the Meadowbrook Music Theater in Rochester, MI.