‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Becomes First Soundtrack in History Without New Songs to Land No. 1 Spot

The Marvel blockbuster soundtrack includes music from Jackson 5, David Bowie and Marvin Gaye

"Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack hits no. 1 on Billboard 200 chart
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Star-Lord’s “Awesome Mix Vol. 1” is No. 1.

The soundtrack to Marvel blockbuster “Guardians of the Galaxy” has reached the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. It’s the second movie soundtrack to do so this year, following the success of “Frozen.”

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Billboard reports the album sold 109,000 copies last weak, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The sales are up 83 percent from the 60,000 units sold in its first week of release earlier this month.

“Awesome Mix,” a title derived directly from the film in which Chris Pratt‘s character risks his life to save an old cassette player andtape to preserve his last connection to Earth, consists of 12 songs from the ’60s and ’70s.

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