The new Disney Soundtrack, 'Encanto', rules the United World Album Chart at #1 for a 3rd week, selling another 166,000 equivalent album units, and is #1 on the year-to-date chart, having sold 911,000 units in 2022 so far, and 1,002,000 in total since its release on November 19, 2021! The album contains eight original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Mike Elizondo, and has been released in 44 languages as well as English and Spanish. 'Encanto' is a huge commercial success, the 6th animated film Soundtrack in history to reach #1 in the US, topping the Billboard 200 chart for 5 whole weeks so far, and has also reached #1 in Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, where it has been certified silver for 60,000 sales units, and it's a top 10 hit in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. 'Encanto' is the 1st Disney animated film to chart all its songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and multiple tracks on the Official UK Top 10! "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the album's best-selli track, having topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Official UK chart, while "Surface Pressure" has peaked at #4 in the UK and #8 in the US. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the 2nd #1 song for Disney in the US after "A Whole New World" from Aladdin in 1992.
The Weeknd's new album 'Dawn FM' rebounds 3-2 on the United World Chart, selling another 89,000 equivalent sales units (up 38%), and 691,000 so far!
Adele's '30' rebounds 4-3 on the United World Chart, selling another 81,000 units and 4,305,000 so far!
Gunna's 'DS4Ever' rebounds 5-4, selling another 72,000 equivalent album units and a total of 565,000 so far, while Olivia Rodrigo's former chart-topping album 'SOUR' rebounds 6-5, selling another 71,000 and a total of 4,534,000 so far!
French rapper ValentinLeDu, better known as Vald, debuts at no.6 on the United World Chart with his fourth album 'V' and global sales of 71,000!
Doja Cat's 'Planet Her' holds at #7 on the United World Chart, selling another 69,000 equivalent sales units and 2,518,000 so far, while Ed Sheeran's 'Equals' holds at #8 in its 15th week on the list, selling another 69,000 equivalent sales and 2,091,000 so far!
Drake's record-breaking album 'Certified Lover Boy' holds at #9 on the United World chart, selling another 61,000 equivalent album units and 3,111,000 so far, while Japanese/American singer/songwriter Mitski lands at No.10 with her sixth studio album 'Laura Hell' and 59,000 sales!
