Birdsong bumps Abba from top-5 on Australian album chart
CBSN
An album composed of the songs tweeted, chirped and whistled by some of Australia's most endangered birds has climbed into the top five on the country's album sales chart. "Songs of Disappearance" dislodged the latest offering from Abba to claim the fifth slot on the ARIA album chart for the week of December 13.
The Australian bird calls also beat out Justin Bieber and perennial Christmas favorite Michael Buble, notching a rare victory for some of the country's most vulnerable wildlife.
According to BBC News, the album was composed of recordings made by wildlife sound recordist David Stewart, who has spent three decades gathering the birdsongs — including some that are incredibly difficult to obtain due to the rarity of the species. The songs of 53 of the most seriously threatened birds in Australia are on the album.