 Diamandis 's debut studio album The Family Jewels was released on 15 February 2010 ; it debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart with first @-@ week sales of 27 @,@ 618 copies , and was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry . Atlantic Records signed Diamandis to Chop Shop Records in the United States in March 2010 . Through the label , she released her third extended play The American Jewels EP on 23 March , and later released The Family Jewels in the United States on 25 May . The latter project debuted at number 138 on the US Billboard 200 with first @-@ week sales of 24 @,@ 000 copies . On Billboard 's Top Heatseekers and Top Rock Albums charts , it peaked at numbers 2 and 49 respectively . 
