Not only was The Hunger Games film a huge success, but the soundtrack is, too.
The Taylor Swift-led compilation, with 16 original tracks written specifically for the project, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Reports the music chart site:
It’s the first theatrical film soundtrack to top the chart since “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” bowed at No. 1 on the list dated Nov. 14, 2009. “The Hunger Games” is the first multi-artist film soundtrack to reach No. 1 since one week before Jackson, when “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” rose from No. 2 to No. 1 in its second week on the tally.
All told, “The Hunger Games” is only the 16th soundtrack to debut at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard 200 chart. (Those soundtracks include film, TV and straight-to-video efforts.)
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