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The album that took Gregorian chant into the charts

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The album that took Gregorian chant into the charts

Historical milestone · Santo Domingo de Silos, Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos

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In 1994 the album Chant, recorded by the monks, reached third place on the Billboard 200 chart and triple platinum: it is the best-selling Gregorian chant record in history and it was followed by Chant Noël and Chant II.

1994

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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