From Billboard.com
Billboard’s analytics manager (and avid gamer) Mike Kelly notices that the soundtrack to the science fiction video game “Halo: Reach” debuts on the Billboard 200 at No. 157, marking the franchise’s best ranking on the chart.
“Halo 2” peaked at No. 162 in 2004, “Halo 3” spent a week at No. 200 in 2007 and “Halo 3: ODST” logged a frame at No. 179 last year.
The new set, which charts on the strength of digital sales prior to its release in physical form Tuesday (Sept. 28), becomes the first “Halo” companion album to reach the top 10 on the Soundtracks chart, where it begins at No. 8
