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"Awesome Mix Vol. 1," which includes classic hits such as Blue
Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling," The Jackson 5's "I Want You
Back," and David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream," sold 109,000 copies
in its second week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
It had entered the chart last week at No. 3 with first-week
sales of 60,000.
The 12-track retro mix is featured heavily throughout the film
as rogue hero Peter Quill's own soundtrack as he battles evil
intergalactic villains to save the galaxy. It is the second
soundtrack this year to top the album chart, following the
success of Walt Disney Co's animated hit "Frozen."
At No. 2 this week is the 51st installment of the "Now That's
What I Call Music!" album franchise, featuring hits by Iggy
Azalea, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake, which sold 94,000
copies in its first week.
Other new entries in the top ten of the weekly Billboard 200
chart include metal rockers Godsmack at No. 3 with "1000hp,"
which sold 58,000 copies.
Rock group Spoon debuted at No. 4 with its latest record "They
Want My Soul," and British boy band The Vamps rounded out the
new entries at No. 10 with its "Somebody To You EP."
Last week's chart topper, "Hypnotic Eye," by Tom Petty and The
Heartbreakers, dropped to No. 6 this week.
For the week ended Aug. 10, total album sales clocked in at 4.27
million, down 9 percent from the comparable week in 2013, while
year-to-date album sales totaled 146.4 million, down 14 percent
from the same period a year ago, Billboard said.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; editing by Patricia Reaney, G
Crosse)
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