“Les Miserables” wins No 1. spot in Billboard Soundtracks chartDecember 28, 2012 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe have a bestselling album, TheWrap said. "Les Miserables: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack," has claimed the top spot on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart, moving 43,000 copies in the first week. It went on sale Friday, Dec. 21, meaning it claimed that spot despite only three days of measurement. SoundScan’s tracking for last week was through Sunday Dec. 23. The film itself rules the box office, grossing more than $30 million domestically since its Christmas debut. Its soundtrack -- or highlights from it -- also debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard 200. The majority of those sales, 60 percent, came from digital downloads. The album features 20 songs from the film as performed by Hathaway, Crowe, Jackman as well as cast members Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried. Hathaway, who is expected to earn an Oscar nomination, can lay claim to the top single as “I Dreamed a Dream” has so far sold 20,000 copies. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |