CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports:

The original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton: An American Musical surges to a new peak on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set vaults from No. 14 to No. 2 in the wake of the show’s Disney+ premiere on July 3.

The last cast recording to reach the top two on the chart was the original cast album of Hair, which spent 13 weeks at No. 1 in 1969.

The set previously peaked at No. 3 on the July 2, 2016-dated chart, following the 2016 Tony Awards, where the show won 11 trophies, including best musical.

The original Broadway cast recording #Hamilton is now the highest-charting cast album on the #Billboard200 since 1969. https://t.co/K2Igjl1IWh

— Live For Live Music (@L4LM) July 13, 2020

Lin-Manuel Miranda has been just an #OscarAward away from EGOT status since he won an #EmmyAward six years ago. https://t.co/UTIQytUgNz

— billboard (@billboard) July 7, 2020