Pentatonix – Pentatonix

Pentatonixis the fourth studio album by Americana cappellagroupPentatonix, which was released on October 16, 2015.

The release date was announced onTwitterby a series of pictures featuring the five band members released over a five-day-span, with one band member added to the picture each day, culminating in the date being revealed on August 28.It is the group’s seventh release overall in their discography.

This is the first release of the band to feature predominantly original material (the only covers being the cover ofShai’s “If I Ever Fall in Love” and the bonus tracks on the deluxe version of the album).Pentatonixalso marks the first time band members receive individual songwriting credits for the majority of the tracks.

Pentatonixdebuted atop the USBillboard200chart with 98,000album-equivalent units, with the album being their first No. 1 album on the chart.