'Frozen' soundtrack storms to No. 1 on Billboard Albums Chart: Cole Swindell and Issues debut in top 10 [VIDEOS]

By Carolyn Menyes (c.menyes@mstarsnews.com) | Feb 26, 2014 12:38 PM EST

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The soundtrack to the Disney film Frozen knows how to build an audience. After reaching platinum status last week, the family-friendly disc has reached another marker of success: it's officially the soundtrack that the most weeks at No. 1 since the massive Titanic disc in 1998.

Frozen has now notched its fifth non-consecutive week atop the Billboard 200, reclaiming the spot from last week's topper Eric Church's The Outsiders and beating new releases from country star Cole Swindell and rock band Issues.

According to Billboard, Frozen moved 89,000 copies in the last week, a notable 11,000 less than its showing last week but enough to eclipse other efforts in a slow sales week with no major new releases.

Frozen was followed by another former chart-topper, The Outsiders which slipped down a spot from last week, landing at No. 2 with 74,000 copies sold. Former Nos. 1 were sprinkled all across the top 10, as older releases all saw enough sales to land among the best in the US. These include: Now 49 (No. 4, 45,000 copies), Beyoncé (No. 5, 35,000), Katy Perry's Prism (No. 7, 26,000) and Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox (No. 8, 23,000).

Other releases in the top 10 this week include the steadily successful Pure Heroine by Lorde, which landed at No. 6 with 30,000. This marks a noted 21 percent sales decrease for the 17-year-old but a one slot rise in position on the Billboard 200. Toni Braxton & Babyface's latest collaboration Love, Marriage & Divorce sold 21,000 units, landing the effort at No. 10. The album peaked at No. 4 upon its release.

Despite a list that's full of old releases, two new albums arrived in the top 10 on the Billboard chart this week. Country singer Cole Swindell, best known for his single "Chillin' It," his debut self-titled release arrived at No. 3, moving a cool 63,000 copies.

Metalcore act Issues are the other new release in the top 10 this week with its self-titled debut arriving at No. 9 with 22,000 albums sold. Issues is the band's first full-length effort and follows its 2012 EP Black Diamonds.

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