RISE UP! 'The Hamilton Mixtape' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

As BWW reported last week, 'The Hamilton Mixtape' was poised to debut at the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart for its first week of release, and according to Billboard Magazine, the recording did just that!

According to Nielsen Music, The Hamilton Mixtape earned 187,000 equivalent album units in the week ending December 8th, propelling it to the top spot on the chart.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

"The Hamilton Mixtape" features a collection of remixes, covers, and tracks inspired by the multi-Tony Award winning Broadway musical. Among the artists featured on the recording are Sia, Usher, Chance the Rapper, Busta Rhymes, Ben Folds, Kelly Clarkson, Regina Spektor, and Queen Latifah.

The original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton peaked at No. 3 on the July 2-dated chart, and remains on the chart for 62 consecutive weeks. The album marked only the third cast recording to reach the top 10 in the last 50 years. The other two cast recordings include Hair (No. 1 for 13 weeks in 1969) and The Book of Mormon (No. 3 in 2011). The cast recording of Hamilton has to date, sold 848,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, and is the tenth-biggest selling cast recording since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991.

Photo courtesy of "The Hamilton Mixtape" cover art