The Legend of Zelda: sales data for the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack
Today (July 31st), Nippon Columbia released the long-awaited soundtrack album for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in Japan. Logically titled The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack, this album is a pretty hefty one with a total of 344 tracks from the game on 9 CDs (that’s over 11 hours of music in total). Even its price tag is nothing to sneeze at, with the cheapest edition going for 13,200 Yen.
In this post, you will find all the relevant sales data for that album from Oricon and Billboard Japan: Daily Album rankings (Oricon-only) and Weekly Album rankings. It will be updated as soon as new data is shared, so make sure to keep checking back!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Original Soundtrack sold surprisingly well for a game music album with over 23,000 units sold during its launch week, and over 27,000 units in 2018 (more details in this post). Will The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Original Soundtrack come anywhere close the sales of its predecessor? It’s time to find out!
Total
- Oricon: 8,409 units sold (as of August 4th, 2024)
- Billboard Japan: 11,568 units sold (as of August 4th, 2024)
August 21st
During its third week, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack dropped to #94 in the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Ranking (down from #73 the previous week). Also, the album ranked #61 (down from #56) in the Top Album Sales ranking.
Source: Billboard Japan / Billboard Japan
August 14th
During its second week, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack dropped to #73 in the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Ranking (down from #10 during launch week. The album ranked #56 (down from #9) in the Top Album Sales ranking.
Unfortunately, it did not rank in the Oricon’s Weekly Album Ranking (at least, not in the Top 50), which means we don’t get updated sales numbers.
Source: Billboard Japan / Billboard Japan
August 7th
According to Oricon, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack album was the #11 best-selling album in Japan during its launch week with 8,409 units sold.
That’s a pretty big drop compared to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Original Soundtrack, though it’s not unexpected: not only is the album a fair bit pricier (5,000 Yen vs. 13,200 Yen for the cheapest editions of the Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom soundtracks respectively), but the Splatoon and Xenoblade Chronicles series also saw a big drop in sales for their most recent soundtrack albums.
Also, the market is much different these days than it was 6 years ago, with physical media sales seeing notable drops year after year (though they are holding relatively well against the relentless onslaught of digital music platforms).
Billboard Japan reports better sales for the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack. It ranked #9 in the Top Album Sales ranking with 11,568 units sold. The album also ranked #10 in Billboard Japan’s Hot Albums ranking.
Source: Oricon / Billboard Japan / Billboard Japan
August 1st
Here’s the latest Daily Album rankings:
- July 31st: ranked #13
- August 1st: ranked #15
- August 2nd: ranked #24
Source: Oricon / Oricon / Oricon
July 31st
The album ranked #6 in Oricon’s Daily Album ranking for July 30th. No sales data is provided, but the album ranked #3 (“図鑑” by Yuzu) sold 15,911 units.
Source: Oricon
