Guardians of the Galaxy (soundtrack)

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album for the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy. Featuring the songs present on Peter Quill's mixtape in the film,[citation needed] the album was released by Hollywood Records on July 29, 2014. A separate film score album, Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score), composed by Tyler Bates, was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date, along with a deluxe version featuring both albums.[citation needed] The soundtrack album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart.

The album topped the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks[1] and 16 weeks in total.[2] As of April 2017, it has sold over 1.75 million copies in the United States alone, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.[3] The album was the US's second best-selling soundtrack album of 2014, behind Disney's Frozen.[4]

  1. ^ Paul Grein (December 18, 2014). "Carrie Underwood's 'Greatest' Is Doing Great". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Paul Grein (January 22, 2015). "Meghan Trainor's Debut Album Arrives at #1". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 16, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Guardians' Soundtrack Surpasses 1 Million in Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 31, 2014). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Beats 'Frozen' As Top Selling Album of 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 1, 2015.