NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Worldwide superstar Rod Stewart has a lot to celebrate this holiday season starting with the news of his newly certified platinum album, As Time Goes By…The Great American Songbook Vol II shooting up the Billboard charts with an 83% surge in sales grabbing the number 7 spot. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise to the music legend who saw his first songbook album regain momentum in the past few months with double platinum sales and a solid top 50 chart position after blowing up 73% this week. Last week while doing press in New York, music mogul Clive Davis alongside president of the RCA Music Group Charles Goldstuck and longtime manager Arnold Stiefel presented Stewart with his platinum plaques.
– Newly Certified Platinum Album : As Time Goes By…The Great American Songbook Vol II Returns to the Billboard Top 10 at #7 with an 83% Surge in Sales Sharing the Spotlight with Vol I Also in Top 50
– Both Albums Explode with Two of the Highest Sales Jumps This Week!
– Singer Also Celebrates Year-End with Two Platinum Plus Albums, a Grammy Nomination and a Huge National Tour