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The Guardians of the Galaxy 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.

Although "The Dark Side of the Moon" was the #1 album for only one week, it remained on the Billboard top 200 for 741 weeks straight, from 1973 to 1988.

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  1. The Mortal Kombat movie soundtrack (1995) went Platinum in 10 days, reaching #10 on the Billboard 200

  2. The highest-ranking Billboard 200 death metal album of all time is from the virtual band Dethklok from the show Metalocalpyse. Frontman and co-creator Brendan Small performs the vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboard, and bass in recordings; in the show he voices most of the main characters.

  3. The highest-ranking death metal album of all time on the Billboard 200 is Dethalbum III by the virtual band Dethklok from Adult Swim's Metalocalpyse.

  4. The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd holds the record for the longest time an Album has been in the Billboard 200 Charts with a total of 923 weeks, which is almost 18 years.

  5. Jewel's debut album "Pieces of You" was initially a commercial failure. Two years later her first single "Who Will Save Your Soul" finally received airplay and the album peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200. It was certified 12X platinum and is one of the best selling debut albums of all time.

  6. Pink Floyd's album 'Dark Side of the Moon' has been on the billboard top 200 for 894 weeks, which is over 17 years long.

  7. Tupac was first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while in prison

  8. Led Zeppelin IV, despite being the 2nd best selling album of all time in the US, going 23x platinum, never peaked #1 on the Billboard 200.

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Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon (currently charted at 179 on the Billboard 200) has remained on the 200 for over 17 years. (906 weeks)

Tupac was in jail when his album hit #1 on the Billboard 200. Me Against the World was the album title.

Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have Billboard 200 #1 albums in six different decades, from the 1960s to the 2010s. - source

The Darkside of the Moon album has been on the Billboards top 200 for 898 weeks straight, making it the longest running. By a massive long shot.

Beastie Boys, "Licensed to Ill" album made history in 1987 as the first rap album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and spent 7 straight weeks at No.1 - source

The first album to debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart was released by Elton John in 1975. The second album to do so was also released by Elton John in 1975.

As of 2008, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon has been on the charts for over 1,630 weeks, or approximately 31 years. Consecutively, the album spent a record 930 weeks on the Billboard 200. The other weeks were spent on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart.

Ryan Adams released an album covering Taylor Swift's "1989" in its entirety. Ryan Adams' version debuted ahead of the original's position on the Billboard 200 at the time.

The Beatles spent over 2 1/2 years at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts

Nickleback’s All The Right Reasons is ranked 9th on Billboard’s 200 Greatest Albums of all time, ahead of Rumors by Fleetwood Mac (15), The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (31), Ten by Pearl Jam (45), and every Beatles album.

The band Train (most famous for its pop hits "Drops of Jupiter" and "Hey Soul Sister") released a tribute album that covered 'Led Zeppelin II' in its entirety. The album charted on the Billboard 200 and all proceeds went to charity.

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Tupac Shakur became the first artist to have an album at number one on the Billboard 200 while serving a prison sentence.

The compilation album Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers has charted in the Billboard 200 for 992 nonconsecutive weeks. The only album to succeed this is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

Despite selling almost 9 million copies in the US, Metallica's "...And Justice For All" never topped the Billboard 200.

Waiting for the Sun was the only number one album for The Doors. (the debut spent two weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart (blocked only by the Beatles' No. 1 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band")

Robert Downey Jr. has released a musical album entitled The Futurist. The album debuted at number 121 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 16,000 copies in its first week.

A couple pay about $200 a month to light a billboard featuring Jesus among a field of wheat in Kansas.

Only two of the 66 entries into the Now That's What I Call Music series (U.S.) did not debut in Billboard 200's top 10

There were only five #1 albums on the Billboard 200 in 1984, the lowest amount in history (Thriller by Michael Jackson, the Footloose soundtrack, Sports by Huey Lewis, Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen, and Purple Rain by Prince).

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Has Been On Billboard's Top 200 For 17.5 Years in Total

In 1991 Keanu Reeves played the Romantic Lead in Paula Abdul's hit song: Rush,Rush. The album would go on to be triple platinum in the United States and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its worldwide sales stand at 7 million.

The Monkees had the number one album on the Billboard Top 200 for 31 straight weeks in 1966/1967 (first The Monkees and then More of the Monkees). Their next two albums held number one for a combined 6 more weeks in 1967.

David Bowie's final album "Blackstar" was his only studio album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 & his last studio album to ever reach RIAA Gold or higher sales in the US was "Never Let Me Down" in 1987.

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album was in the Billboard Top 200 charts for a record 741 weeks

Over his career, Elvis Presley had 108 hits chart on the Billboard 200. He is surpassed only by the case of Glee (207 hits) and Lil' Wayne (127 hits).

Halo 2's Original Soundtrack was the first video game soundtrack to ever enter the Billboard 200, selling more than 100,000 copies and peaking at #162

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