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The Beatles’ ‘Anthology 4’ Scores Top-10 Debuts Across Five Billboard Charts

A coordinated Disney+ documentary rollout with multiformat releases helped drive sales.

Overview

  • Anthology 4 opens in the top 10 on five Billboard charts dated Dec. 6, including Top Album Sales (No. 9), Top Current Album Sales (No. 9), Top Rock & Alternative Albums (No. 7), Top Rock Albums (No. 6) and Indie Store Album Sales (No. 3).
  • The album launches with nearly 17,000 equivalent units in the U.S., including 13,000 traditional sales, according to Luminate, after release on vinyl, CD, digital download and streaming.
  • Anthology 4 and the companion boxed set The Anthology Collection both enter the Billboard 200 at No. 48.
  • The 36-track set includes 13 previously unreleased recordings from the vault, with the remaining material drawn from prior reissues.
  • The push ties to a restored nine-part Beatles Anthology streaming rollout on Disney+ that began Nov. 26 and a 25th-anniversary reissue of The Beatles Anthology book, as the album also debuts at No. 9 on the UK Official Albums Chart.