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“Hamilton: An American Musical” won eleven prizes — including the honor for Best Musical — at the 2016 Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

Amid that dominant showing at the musical theater awards ceremony, the show’s original cast recording improved to #1 on the US iTunes album sales chart.<\/p>\n

The album, which is already certified platinum in the United States, seized the throne from Beyonce’s “Lemonade.” The Beyonce album is now #2, while Drake’s #3 “Views,” Nick Jonas’ #4 “Last Year Was Complicated,” and Simon & Garfunkel’s #5 “The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel” complete the Top 5.<\/p>\n

The Tony Awards exposure that sent “Hamilton” to the top of the iTunes chart should also apply to the broader market. Given that surge of interest — and the absence of major competition — “Hamilton” is a contender for a top spot (if not the top spot) on this week’s Billboard Top Album Sales chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[183,1047],"tags":[5093,6593],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n"Hamilton" Cast Recording Reaches #1 on US iTunes Sales Chart Amid Tony Awards Dominance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""Hamilton: An American Musical" won eleven prizes -- including the honor for Best Musical -- at the 2016 Tony Awards. 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