Bassnectar
2011–2014: Touring era and mainstream breakthrough
### 2011–2014: Touring era and mainstream breakthrough

In 2011, *[Divergent Spectrum](/wiki/Divergent_Spectrum "Divergent Spectrum")* became the first album to chart on the [*Billboard* Top Dance/Electronic Albums](/wiki/Billboard_charts "Billboard charts"), spending 35 weeks on the chart and peaking at 2nd position, marking a turning point for the Bassnectar project from a commercial standpoint.

Following the success of *Divergent Spectrum*, Ashton released his 7th studio album, *[Vava Voom](/wiki/Vava_Voom "Vava Voom")*, on April 10, 2012\. The album debuted at No. 2 on the *Billboard* Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and remained on the chart for 15 weeks. The success of "Vava Voom" was complemented by a sold\-out North American tour. It was during this period that Bassnectar was at the height of his touring era, exceeding 200,000 ticket sales in both 2011 and 2012 and playing over 150 shows a year in venues across the United States.

Through the end of 2013 and early 2014, touring dates tapered off to allow space to produce his 8th studio album. Ashton approached the effort by first composing each song's building blocks electronically, then deconstructing them into guitar, piano, and vocal arrangements that could then be sent to various producers and artists for workshopping. The feedback collected from these workshopping efforts informed the finalized version of each track. The resulting album, *[Noise vs. Beauty](/wiki/Noise_vs._Beauty "Noise vs. Beauty"),* was released June 24, 2014 and debuted at No. 1 on the *Billboard* Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, remaining on the chart for 16 weeks. The album received generally favorable reviews, with *[Rolling Stone](/wiki/Rolling_Stone "Rolling Stone")* giving the album a *3/5* rating and noting the release was Ashton's "most mature".


What was the peak position of Divergent Spectrum on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart?