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High School Musical 2 is the soundtrack album for the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name. It was released on August 13, 2007 in the U.K., New Zealand, South America and Asia, and on August 14, 2007 in the U.S. It was then released on September 8 in Australia.

Debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, Amazon.com, and iTunes Store, the album sold 615,000 copies in its initial week of release. As of September 2007, this figure amounted to the fourth-biggest first week sales of the year.[2] It is the first soundtrack of a television movie to debut at the Billboard summit.[3] The album also shipped double platinum in the U.S. in its first week of release.[4] The album debuted on the Billboard 200 charts at #1 and remained at #1 for 5 consecutive weeks. Currently, the album is ranked #4 on the charts going into its 6th week.

To date, the album has sold nearly 1.8 million copies worldwide in just five weeks.[5]

Track listing

# Track Time Artist(s) Written by Peak
1 "What Time Is It?" 3:18 High School Musical Cast Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil 6
2 "Fabulous" 2:59 Ryan & Sharpay David Lawrence and Faye Greenberg 76
3 "Work This Out" 3:03 Cast - High School Musical Randy Petersen and Kevin Quinn 110
4 "You Are the Music In Me" 3:26 Troy & Gabriella Jamie Houston 31
5 "I Don't Dance" 3:35 Chad & Ryan Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil 70
6 "You Are the Music in Me" (Sharpay Version) 2:24 Sharpay Jamie Houston -
7 "Gotta Go My Own Way" 3:40 Gabriella & Troy Andy Dodd and Adam Watts 34
8 "Bet On It" 3:15 Troy Antonina Armato and Tim James 46
9 "Everyday" 4:36 Troy & Gabriella Jamie Houston 65
10 "All for One" 4:10 Cast - High School Musical Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil 92
11 "HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUA'A" 3:06 Sharpay David Lawrence and Faye Greenberg -

Chart performance

The album was the number-one most downloaded album on iTunes and Amazon.com on its first day of release, and a week later, has remained so.[6][7]

The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with sales of 615,000 copies, the fourth best first-week sales of 2007 (trailing behind Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight, 50 Cent's Curtis, and Kanye West's Graduation).[2] The set also claims the biggest first-week sales for a television soundtrack.[8] It remained at number one in its second, third, and fourth week, selling 367,000 copies in its second, 210,000 copies in its third, and 165,000 copies in its fourth.[9][10][11] The soundtrack is the first album in over two years to spend five consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.[11]

The set debuted at the summit of the United World Chart with sales of 683,000 copies, and has sold nearly 1.8 million copies worldwide since.[12]

After spending five consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, the album dropped to number four, following the releases of 50 Cent's Curtis, Kanye West's Graduation, and Kenny Chesney's Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates.[13]

Chart (2007) Peak
position 		Sales
U.S. Billboard 200[14] 1 1,589,806
United World Chart[15] 1 1,790,000
Canada Top 100[16] 1 20,000
U.K. Compilation Chart[17] 1 51,000
U.K. Combined Album Chart 2 51,000
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 7 -
France Albums Top 150[18] 99 -
Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart[19] 7
Mexican Top 100 International Albums Chart[20] 2
New Zealand Albums Top 40[21] 3 7,500
Norway Albums Top 40[22] 19 -
Poland Albums Top 50[23] 2 -
Spain Albums Top 40[24] 4 -
Switzerland Albums Top 100[25] 25 -
Venezuela Top 40 [26] 7 -

See also

References

  1. ^ LiveDaily Staff, "New Releases, Aug. 14: 'High School Musical 2,' Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Blaqk Audio", August 13, 2007
  2. ^ a b Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Blasts In At No.1", Billboard.com, August 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Business Wire report on the High School Musical phenomenon
  4. ^ "Disney's High School Musical 2 Soundtrack Debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, a First for a TV Movie Soundtrack", Walt Disney Records press release, August 22, 2007.
  5. ^ United World Chart, Retrieved on September 14, 2007.
  6. ^ iTunes Music Store
  7. ^ Amazon.com Best Sellers
  8. ^ David Jenison, "Charts: High School Rules!", August 22, 2007.
  9. ^ Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Hangs On Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 29, 2007.
  10. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "'High School Musical 2' Starts Third Week At No. 1", Billboard.com, September 5, 2007.
  11. ^ a b Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Still Tops On Billboard 200", Billboard.com, September 12, 2007.
  12. ^ United World Chart, Retrieved on September 14, 2007.
  13. ^ Katie Hasty, "Album Sales Down 9% Despite Huge Kanye, 50 Tallies", Billboard.com, September 19, 2007.
  14. ^ Katie Hasty, "'High School Musical 2' Still Tops On Billboard 200", September 12, 2007.
  15. ^ United World Chart, Retrieved on September 21, 2007.
  16. ^ John Williams, "'High School 2' rocks charts", August 22, 2007.
  17. ^ Top 40 Compilation Albums, Retrieved on August 24, 2007.
  18. ^ France Albums Top 150, Retrieved on August 29, 2007.
  19. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - September 25th 2007
  20. ^ Mexican Albums Chart - September 25th 2007
  21. ^ NZ Albums Top 40, Retrieved on August 29, 2007.
  22. ^ Norway Albums Top 40, Retrieved on August 29, 2007.
  23. ^ Polish Albums Top 40, Retrieved on August 29, 2007.
  24. ^ [1], Retrieved on September 27, 2007.
  25. ^ Swiss Albums Top 100, Retrieved on August 29, 2007.
  26. ^ [2], Retrieved on September 2, 2007.
Preceded by Billboard 200 Number-one album
September 1, 2007 - September 22, 2007 		Succeeded by
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