Thursday, March 29, 2012

Album sales: 'Hunger Games' soundtrack tops chart


The "Hunger Games" soundtrack has an enviable roster of artists, which includes Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire, and Maroon 5.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • "The Hunger Games" soundtrack sold a whopping 175,000 copies
  • It is first theatrical soundtrack to debut atop the chart since Michael Jackson's "This Is It"
  • The movie itself grossed $155 million in its first weekend
(EW.com) -- When an album reaches the top of the Billboard 200 in its first week, there's only One Direction it can go.
After making history as the first artists to have their debut album bow at No.1, the British boy band One Direction ceded the top spot this week to the star-packed "Hunger Games" soundtrack.
Dubbed as a "companion" to the Jennifer Lawrence-led cinematic juggernaut (most of the songs don't actually appear in the film), the