The Sound of Music (soundtrack)
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The soundtrack to the movie The Sound of Music
was released as album in the United Kingdom in 1965. It reached number one in June of that year, and spent a total of 70 weeks at the top over several runs. It was the biggest-selling album in the UK during 1965, 1966 and 1968, and the second biggest-selling of the entire decade.
The Sound of Music (film)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music is a 1965 American musical film directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. The film is based on the Broadway musical The Sound of Music, with songs written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and with the musical...
was released as album in the United Kingdom in 1965. It reached number one in June of that year, and spent a total of 70 weeks at the top over several runs. It was the biggest-selling album in the UK during 1965, 1966 and 1968, and the second biggest-selling of the entire decade.
Track listing
- Prelude / The Sound of Music
- Overture / Preludium (Dixit Dominus)
- Morning Hymn / Alleluia
- Maria
- I Have Confidence
- Sixteen Going on Seventeen
- My Favorite Things
- Do-Re-Mi
- The Sound of Music
- The Lonely Goatherd
- So Long, Farewell
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain
- Something Good
- Processional / Maria
- Edelweiss
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain (reprise)
Chart performance
| Chart | Year | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1968 |