After Selling Over 500,000 Copies, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY's Soundtrack Goes Gold
Eight weeks after release, Marvel Music and Hollywood Records' Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1 (featuring artists like 10CC, Jackson 5 and Redbone) has been certified Gold after selling over 500,000 copies worldwide! You can find more details about this remarkable feat after the jump...
Marvel.com have announced that the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack has been certified Gold after selling more than 500,000 copies. The album was only the second chart-topping soundtrack of 2014 and actually reached #1 on the Billboard 200 during it second and third weeks of release.
As if that wasn't already impressive enough, the album hit the top spot on iTunes in 60 different territories. It probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise of course as the soundtrack is absolutely fantastic and contains some brilliant songs which easily appeal to people of all ages.
As of right now, Guardians of the Galaxy has earned over $630 million worldwide and currently holds the record of having the biggest August debut of all-time and is also the biggest release ever for that month. Did you guys pick up a copy of the soundtrack? Which song was your favourite?
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