BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the
Frozen soundtrack from Walt Disney
Records was ranked the No. 1 best-selling album on the 2014
year-end Billboard 200 chart, for the period November 24, 2013 to November 16, 2014. It is the first
soundtrack to reach No. 1 on the year-end chart since
Titanic in 1998 and is the first Disney soundtrack to top
the chart since Mary Poppins
in 1965.
Released on December 9, 2013, the
Grammy®-nominated soundtrack spent 33 weeks in the top 5 on the
Billboard 200 chart, including 13 weeks at No. 1. It is
certified triple Platinum, selling more than 3.6 million units to
date. The soundtrack was also named iTune's No. 1
best-selling album of 2014.
Featuring original songs from Oscar® winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez ("In Transit," "Winnie
the Pooh") and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony® winner Robert Lopez ("The Book of Mormon," "Avenue Q"),
and an original score by Christophe
Beck ("The Muppets," Oscar®-winning short "Paperman"),
"Frozen" won two Academy Awards® (best animated film and best
original song with "Let It Go") and a Golden Globe® (best animated
feature film). It is the fifth highest grossing film of all
time and the highest grossing animated film earning more than
$1.27 billion globally. Released wide
domestically on Nov. 27, 2013,
"Frozen" posted the No. 1 industry all-time Thanksgiving debut and Walt Disney Animation
Studios' biggest opening ever. The film's Feb. 25 digital debut was the biggest digital
release (sell-through) ever; its Blu-ray/DVD release on
March 18 was No. 1 on the Nielsen
overall disc charts for eight nonconsecutive weeks.
Last week the album received Grammy® nominations in the
categories of Best Compilation Soundtrack, Best Score Soundtrack
and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Earlier today, YouTube posted their 2014 Rewind video
celebrating the biggest moments of the year, which featured
performances of "Let It Go" by today's biggest YouTube stars:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKx2B8WCQuw&feature=youtu.be
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