Los Angeles Feb 19 (IANS) The album for the "Black Panther" featuring songs by Kendrick Lamar The Weeknd SZA Khalid and more has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The set which features music from and inspired by the blockbuster Marvel Studios film garnered the biggest week for a soundtrack - in terms of total units earned - in a year and a half reports billboard.com.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the US based on multi-metric consumption which includes traditional album sales track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).
The new February 24 dated chart (where "Black Panther: The Album" starts at No. 1) will be posted on the publication s websites on Wednesday one day later than usual due to the President s Day holiday in the US on Monday.
The album includes a number of songs by Lamar who curated and produced the hip-hop-heavy album with Top Dawg Entertainment s founder/CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.
From the "Black Panther: The Album" 14 songs three are heard in the film.
According to Top Dawg and Walt Disney Studios (Marvel s parent company) this is the first time in Marvel Cinematic Universe history that Marvel Studios has integrated multiple original recordings specifically for a film.
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