24/7 Wall Street has determined the most popular movie soundtracks of all time, based on performance data for movie soundtracks on the Billboard 200 album charts. Here are the resukts!
The 10 Most Popular Movie Soundtracks of All Time
10) “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) - 137 weeks on Billboard 200, with 24 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “Stayin’ Alive” by Bee Gees
9) “High School Musical” (2006) - 108 weeks on Billboard 200, with 2 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “Breaking Free” by Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens
8) “O Brother, Where Are Thou?” (2000) - 112 weeks on Billboard 200, with 2 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow” by The Soggy Bottom Boys, Dan Tyminski
7) “Frozen” (2013) - 178 weeks on Billboard 200, with 13 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel
6) “My Fair Lady” (1964) - 111 weeks on Billboard 200, with 2 weeks at number four.
Biggest song: “I Could Have Danced All Night” by Marni Nixon
5) “Mary Poppins” (1964) - 122 weeks on Billboard 200, with 14 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” by Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, The Pearlie Chorus
4) “The Greatest Showman” (2017) - 190 weeks on Billboard 200, with 2 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “This Is Me” by Keala Settle, The Greatest Showman Ensemble
3) “Doctor Zhivago” (1965) - 157 weeks on Billboard 200, with 1 week at number one.
Biggest song: “Interior Student Cafe” by Maurice Jarre
2) “Moana” (2016) - 316 weeks on Billboard 200, with 1 week at number two.
Biggest song: “How Far I’ll Go” by Alessia Cara
1) “The Sound of Music” (1965) 238 weeks on Billboard 200, with 2 weeks at number one.
Biggest song: “Do-Re-Mi” by Angela Cartwright, Charmian Carr, Debbie Turner, Duane Chase, Heather Menzies, Irwin Kosal, Julie Andrews, Kym Karath, Nicholas Hammond
I was surprised "Purple Ran" wasn't on the list. Were you surprised by any of the results?