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Billboard Album & Digital Sales (April 9-16, 2014)
Disney's soundtrack to "Frozen" refuses to budge from the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200. The set spends a ninth nonconsecutive week atop the list, having sold 149,000 copies in the week ending April 6 (down 8 percent), according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The album is one week away from tying Disney's "The Lion King" for the longest run at No. 1 by an animated film soundtrack. "The Lion King" roared for 10 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 1994 and 1995.
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"Frozen" has now sold 1.9 million copies. It has been among the top three best-selling albums every week for the past 14 consecutive weeks.
A little behind "Frozen" on the latest Billboard 200 is Australian pop/rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, debuting at No. 2 with its EP "She Looks So Perfect." The set, released by Capitol Records, sold 143,000 copies, with downloads comprising 75% of its first-week sales.
The EP's debut is a bit softer than had been forecast almost two weeks ago, when some industry sources suggested it would sell between 150,000 to 200,000. That estimate was basedpartly on strong pre-orders for the title in the iTunes Store, which had been building its pre-order tally since late February. By last Friday, its first-week forecast was scaled back to around 130,000 to 140,000.
Five Seconds of Summer gained notoriety last year after opening for One Direction on the bulk of its arena tour. It will join the group again this year as 1D’s opening act for the Europe, U.S. and Canada legs of its stadium tour, starting May 23. (Both acts are managed by Modest Management.)
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