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The last cast album to enter the Billboard charts at such a high position was 'Rent' back in 1996--which also starred Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp, and even had the same director. -
Lana Del Rey and Sam Smith Clash for Top Spot on Billboard 200
The last two weeks have featured a noticeable lack of new albums within the 200, debuting only three new records to the public (Led Zeppelin rereleases don't count). The last week of tracking reversed the trend in a big way however, bringing six new titles to the market. -
Miranda Lambert on Way to 'Platinum' Status
This week's Top 10 of the Billboard 200 featured somewhere between two and five new entries, depending on how you define "new entry." Stay tuned for the solution to the riddle. -
Coldplay and Brantley Gilbert Top Mariah Carey in Largely Stagnant Week on Billboard 200
Normally we look to the Digital Downloads chart when we want stagnancy, but this week's Billboard 200 Top 10 was happy to provide in a week lacking in big name debuts. -
Coldplay Have Highest-Selling Debut of 2014 with 'Ghost Stories'
Anyone worried about the continuing degrading of album sales can breathe easy this week. Two huge releases didn't quite compete for the top spot, but they did set a Billboard total sales mark for 2014. -
The Black Keys and Michael Jackson Have Shootout for Top of Billboard 200
Patrick Carney had a busy week of trashing everybody from Justin Bieber to TMZ, but he also sniped at those behind the new Michael Jackson album, referring to it as "bulls--t." The popular theory of course is that Carney was irritated his own band's new album might not take the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week because of the competition. Did he have reason to be worried? -
'NOW 50' Ends 'Frozen' Run on Billboard 200
Last week saw the end of a huge run for "Happy" on the Digital Downloads chart, but the Billboard 200 got a similar shakeup this week when the long-running no. 1 album finally got a bump down after eight weeks on top of the charts. -
'Frozen' Spends 13th Week atop Billboard 200
It was another slow week on the Billboard 200. Album sales have been slow but that doesn't mean Frozen doesn't deserve credit for the run it's having at the top of charts. -
Frozen Tops 2 Million in Sales for 2014
It's been a long winter for everyone, but things have been especially cold on the Billboard 200, where Frozen has spent 11 weeks on top of the charts. Even Billboard has gotten sick of it, placing a photo of the second-place finisher to mix things up a bit. -
Frozen Sells Most Copies Yet, Topping Billboard 200 for 11th Week
It's finally warming up in our little corner of New York, but the album sales climate remains Frozen. -
Pharrell Williams Lowest No. 2 in Billboard 200 History
Album sales were way, way down this week, which meant another week on top for Frozen: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. -
Disney's 20 Years on Broadway: Lion King, Beauty and the Beast Winners; Tarzan, Little Mermaid Losers
As 'The Lion King' continues its reign over Broadway, Disney Theatricals keeps up the pace with an ongoing series of musical adaptations of its hit movies. Next up, look for 'Jungle Book' and 'Frozen.' -
'Frozen' Nears 'Lion King's' Record with Another No. 1 Finish on Billboard 200
The cold reign of Frozen: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack continued on the Billboard 200 as the album topped the chart for the ninth week. -
Frozen Unfazed by Shakira and Johnny Cash atop Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is dealing with a juggernaut, in the form of the Frozen soundtrack. -
'Frozen' Tops Billboard 200 with Biggest Sales Week Yet
Last week's Billboard 200 chart brought the biggest stock of new albums yet in 2014, but that didn't stop one of the old guard from holding onto the top spot. Quite the opposite in fact.
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