MUMBAI: Hannah Montana The Movie soundtrack soared to the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 chart in its fourth week of release, scanning over 133,000 units according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Since its release on 24 March, the soundtrack has scanned over 554,000 units. In addition to being the #1 selling album in the US, it is also #1 on the Billboard Soundtrack chart for the fourth consecutive week.
Digital sales were strong during the past week with over two million digital tracks sold to date. The album ranked #1 on the iTunes Music Store (and various other digital retailers), with three singles in the Top 10 and seven singles in the Top 100. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Digital Album chart during the week of its release and reclaimed the top position this week.
The Miley Cyrus single The Climb currently has over 27 million in audience this week across multiple formats, including Top 40 (#17), Hot AC (#20), Mainstream AC (#14) and Country (#38).
The soundtrack marks the fourth No. 1 album for 16-year-old singer/songwriter Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana The Movie and the hit Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. Cyrus is youngest ever recording artist with four #1 albums in less than three years.