For the last two weeks, the New Moon soundtrack had held on to the No. 10 spot on the Billboard 200, but I speculated that once the accompanying film got released (on November 20) we would see the album's sales increase. Turns out I was right: The New Moon soundtrack enjoyed a 77% sales gain, landing at No. 8 on this week's chart with a tally of 93,000 units.
Considering the movie's massive weekend debut in the U.S. of $143 million, it was no surprise that the soundtrack would benefit from that enormous box-office take. In addition, the album was certified platinum less than a month after its release, which is comparable to how quickly the Twilight soundtrack reached that figure. Just as the New Moon film seems poised to be a force over Thanksgiving weekend and beyond, so too does the soundtrack appear to be an in-demand item with holiday shoppers.
While New Moon has us covered on vampires and werewolves, another album represented for vultures. The supergroup Them Crooked Vultures landed at No. 12 on this week's Billboard 200 with their self-titled debut. Selling 70,000 copies, Them Crooked Vultures' total would normally be good enough for the Top 10, but with the holidays approaching, several albums posted higher-than-normal sales figures this week.
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