The United States continues to have one of the coldest Januarys on record this year, and while it may be just a little too chilly to go outside and build a snowman yourself, American audiences are all about listening about wanting to build a snowman. After a one-week reprieve from the top of the charts (thanks to Bruce Springsteen), the soundtrack to Disney's hit film Frozen has returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
According to Billboard, the Frozen soundtrack once again easily bested other albums this sales week by moving 93,000 copies, bringing the record's total to an astonishing 769,000. Though the album hasn't necessarily spawned a radio hit, it's maintained strong sales thanks to Frozen's massive box office numbers and the buzz of the film's music. Frozen has grossed just shy of $350 million since its release.
This is the third week (non-consecutively) that Frozen has been the top US album.
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Behind that record is another various artists compilation, the 2014 Grammy Nominees set. Featuring nominated songs from Lorde, Imagine Dragons, Kacey Musgraves and more, the record debut at No. 2 with 59,000 albums sold.
The other big debut of the week goes to "Say Something" duo A Great Big World, who arrived at No. 4 with Is There Anybody Out There. The debut album slightly under 48,000 units, thanks largely in part to their (fittingly ranked) No. 4 hit single with Christina Aguilera.
Young The Giant also debuted with its highest album showing at No. 7 with 34,000 units sold of Mind Over Matter.
In between those albums is Beyoncé's self-titled effort with a little over 48,000 records and the No. 3 slot.
Other albums in the top 10 remain familiar fare. Lorde sits under A Great Big World with a Grammy-influenced sales bump of Pure Heroine, which rose to No. 5 and sold 37,000 units. Kidz Bop 25 follows her with 36,000 albums sold. Last week's No. 1 High Hopes from Springsteen fell to No. 8 with 26k. Katy Perry's Prism (25,000 sold) and Eminem's MMLP2 (24,000) round out the top 10 at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
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