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'The Hunger Games' Soundtrack Debuts at Number 1 on the Billboard Charts!

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Mar. 28 2012, Published 9:47 a.m. ET

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We all know that The Hunger Games has broken several movie records, but it has just broken a music record as well! The film's soundtrack debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 Album Chart this week, with sales of just over 175,000 copies.

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Billboard.com reports that this is the first soundtrack to hit number 1 since Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' album in 2009. It is also one of only 16 soundtracks to nab the top spot on this chart... ever!

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Given the popularity of the movie and the fact that the album boasts songs from Arcade Fire, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert and Maroon 5 among others, we're not very surprised.

We wonder if this news would change Katniss' opinion about how important music is!

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Have you heard The Hunger Games' soundtrack? What's the best song?

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