“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack ascends to No. 1 on Billboard charts
N0t surprisingly, “New Moon” has risen quickly.
The soundtrack to the hotly anticipated movie “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” has ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, according to Billboard.com.
The soundtrack sold 153,000 copies in its first full week of release. The album, released by Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic, arrived on the chart last week with 115,000 after an early release Oct. 16 release landed it on the chart after just three days of sales.
The album features music by Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, the Killers, Muse and a collaboration between Tulsa-born singer-songwriter St. Vincent and indie band Bon Iver.
According to Billboard, “New Moon” is the second soundtrack this year to top the Billboard 200. The “Hannah Montana: the Movie” album hit the top of the chart dated May 2.
“New Moon”‘s predecessor, last year’s blockbuster film “Twilight,” also notched a No. 1 soundtrack. The “Twilight” album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 less than a year ago, on the list dated Nov. 22, 2008, with 165,000 units sold.
Here is the song listing for the “New Moon” soundtrack:
1. “Meet Me On The Equinox” Death Cab For Cutie
2. “Friends” Band Of Skulls
3. “Hearing Damage” Thom Yorke
4. “Possibility” Lykke Li
5. “A White Demon Love Song” The Killers
6. “Satellite Heart” Anya Marina
7. “I Belong To You (New Moon Remix)” Muse
8. “Rosyln Bon” Iver and St. Vincent
9. “Done All Wrong” Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
10. “Monsters” Hurricane Bells
11. “The Violet Hour” Sea Wolf
12. “Shooting The Moon” Ok Go
13. “Slow Life” Grizzly Bear with Victoria Legrand
14. “No Sound But The Wind” Editors
15. “New Moon (The Meadow) Alexandre Desplat
-BAM
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that is so cool the thing about twlight