Billboard Charts: Pride & Prejudice (2005) Film Soundtrack tops two album charts with 20th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue!

It hits No. 1 for the first time on both the Classical Albums & Classical Crossover Albums charts.

Following its 20th-anniversary reissue on vinyl, the soundtrack to the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film hits No. 1 for the first time on both Billboard’s Classical Albums and Classical Crossover Albums charts (dated July 12). It jumps 6-1 on the former, and 5-1 on the latter.

The soundtrack, composed by Dario Marianelli and performed by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the English Chamber Orchestra, was reissued June 27 in a number of vinyl variants — some in expanded packaging. Collectively, the album earned 9,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending July 3 (a gain of 974% compared to the previous week), according to Luminate, with album sales comprising a little over 8,000 of that sum (up 14,105%). The latter sum marks the album’s largest sales week ever in the U.S. Further, vinyl purchases comprise essentially all of that 8,000 figure.

The album additionally hits a new peak on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart (No. 3) and debuts on Vinyl Albums (No. 5), Top Album Sales (No. 9) and the overall Billboard 200 (No. 180).

Pride & Prejudice was directed by Joe Wright and stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. The film earned four Academy Award nominations: actress in a leading role (Knightley), art direction (Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer), costume design (Jacqueline Durran) and original score (Marianelli).