‘Top Gun: Maverick’ soundtrack debuts at #17 on Billboard 200

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On the new Billboard 200, Top Gun: Maverick debuts at No. 17 – the highest debut for a soundtrack in over a year. (The last soundtrack to start higher was Judas and the Black Messiah, which bowed at No. 12 on the Feb. 27, 2021-dated chart.)

Top Gun: Maverick starts at No. 2 on the Soundtracks tally and No. 7 on Top Album Sales.

The set – bolstered by new songs from Lady Gaga and OneRepublic – launches with just over 21,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 2. Of that sum, nearly 12,000 were in album sales (CD sales comprise 7,000 of that sum and digital downloads comprise 5,000). A vinyl release for the album is due out on Nov. 18.

The original Top Gun soundtrack returns to Billboard’s charts in the wake of Maverick’s release, re-entering at No. 11 on the Soundtracks chart and No. 25 on Top Album Sales.

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