Since opening on Broadway in 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "Hamilton" has notched some impressive feats, from winning a GRAMMY to taking home 11 Tony Awards. Now, the original Broadway soundtrack is taking this musical to new heights.
Billboard announced that the Hamilton: An American Musical soundtrack, currently at No. 24 on the Billboard 200, has reached 100 consecutive weeks on the chart. With 1.285 million units in total album sales, "Hamilton" has also edged out the soundtrack from 1996's "Rent" in album sales. This means the popular historical sing-along is now the sixth best-selling original musical cast album since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991.
The current highest-grossing original soundtrack of all time is the London recording of "The Phantom Of The Opera" with nearly 5 million copies sold. Next in line is "Wicked" (2.7 million), followed by "Mama Mia!" (1.72 million), "Les Miserables" (1.66 million) and "Jersey Boys" (1.44 million).
With its Los Angeles touring run in full swing, no doubt there's an opportunity for "Hamilton" to gain more fans and reach even higher chart heights.
