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Release date

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Something is puzzling about the stated release date of October, 1957. Namely that it didn't reach Billboard's Top Pop Album chart until the March 17, 1958 issue, almost 5 months later. By contrast, the original cast recording of The Music Man was released Jan. 20, 1958, and made the Top LP chart in the Feb. 24 issue, only 5 weeks later. Was the public really ignoring West Side Story for months? Or was it actually released later, like maybe early February, 1958? A topic for further research. PatConolly (talk) 05:38, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • Continuing - looks like the public really was ignoring it. It was reviewed in Billboard in the Oct. 21, 1957 issue. When it reached the charts in March 1958 it was only on for 4 weeks before dropping off, and only got as high as #22. Eventually it accrued 191 weeks, and as the article notes peaked at #5 in 1962, which was after the very popular movie. PatConolly (talk) 00:17, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 26 May 2021

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The result of the move request was: no consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) Lennart97 (talk) 10:58, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]


West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast)West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast album) – Shouldn't West Side Story be the only thing italicized? I'll admit, I don't know if the "Original Broadway Cast" is part of the title. Saturdayopen (talk) 04:49, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request (permalink). Anthony Appleyard (talk) 14:46, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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