‘Black Panther: The Album’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart

The weekend belonged to Black Panther movie goers. Now the soundtrack to the blockbuster owns the charts.

Black Panther: The Album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, launching with over 150,000 sold in the week ending Feb. 15, according to Nielsen Music. From that sum, 52,000 are in traditional album sales.

According to Billboard, the album, features music from and inspired by the blockbuster Marvel Studios film Black Panther, garners the biggest week for a soundtrack, in terms of total units earned, in a year-and-a-half. The last soundtrack to score a larger week was Suicide Squad: The Album, which bowed atop the Aug. 27, 2016-dated list with 182,000 units earned.

Black Panther: The Album was released on Feb. 9 through Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope Records.

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