All three top spots were dominated by Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks, marking the format's best year since 2012.
The soundtrack also marks the final video game score created by longtime composer Tim Follin after he announced his retirement from the industry in mid-2005.
This Is It, which also debuted at number one on Billboards Soundtrack chart, marked Jackson's sixth number one entry on the chart.
In his day job, as one of the guitarists for Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore has had a hand in a seemingly endless stream of LPs, singles, collaborations, and soundtracks, all marked by the band's fearless embrace of everything from avant-garde noise to pop-culture collage to gentle balladry.
S. Thaman composed the film's soundtrack and background music, marking his first collaboration with both V. V. Vinayak and Ram Charan.
Following the success of Presley's 1968 Christmas television special and its soundtrack, the album marked Presley's return to non-soundtrack albums after the completion of his film contract with Paramount Pictures.
So, the appearance of SZA's single "Quicksand" on the soundtrack seemed to mark a natural confluence of two young black women who have a great deal to say about the imperfections of romance and the unpaved roads that they encounter in pursuit of it.
Scorenotes.com gave the soundtrack high marks, praising the presentation as well as the piano motif introduced; the reviewer judged that the soundtrack for the third game surpassed those of the previous titles.
The soundtrack of Moonraker was composed by John Barry and recorded in Paris, again, as with production, marking a turning point away from the English location at CTS Studios in London.
The soundtrack to Disney's hit animated feature returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on Wednesday, marking its fifth nonconsecutive week atop the album chart.
