Greta Van Fleet earns sales boosts following “SNL” debut

Credit: Travis ShinnGreta Van Fleet made their debut on Saturday Night Live earlier this month, and it yielded a big boost in sales for the young band's catalog.

Billboard reports that the group's debut album Anthem of the Peaceful Army, which was originally released in October, sold 10,000 equivalent album units during the tracking week ending January 24 -- an increase of 45 percent. Meanwhile, their 2017 double EP From the Fires shot up 87 percent to 8,000 units.

The sales jumps caused Anthem to rise from 150 to 76 on the Billboard 200, while From the Fires re-entered the chart at 121.

Meanwhile, both of the songs Greta Van Fleet performed on SNL -- "You're the One" and "Black Smoke Rising" -- also saw sales increases. "One" saw a 241 percent increase in downloads, while "Smoke's" sales shot up 718 percent.

"Black Smoke Rising" is nominated for Best Rock Song at this year's Grammys, while From the Fires is up for  Best Rock Album.

Additionally, the single "Highway Tune" is nominated for Best Rock Performance, while GVF themselves are up for Best New Artist. The Grammys take place February 10 in Los Angeles.

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