Hamilton: An American Musical airs on Disney+ on Friday (July 3), it will bring even more fans to the landmark Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, which opened on Broadway in August 2015.The show and its cast album have already set a lot of records.
Take a look:Highest-debuting cast album since 1961: Hamilton entered the Billboard 200 at No. 12 in October 2015. As Billboard's Keith Caulfield points out, that was the highest debut for a cast album since separate mono and stereo charts were combined into one comprehensive chart in August 1963.
To find a higher debut, you have to go back to the mono album chart dated Jan. 23, 1961, where Camelot opened at No. 4.Highest-charting cast album since 2011: Hamilton peaked at No.
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