Music From Glee Dominates Charts

Music From Glee Dominates Charts

CAST RENDITION OF QUEEN'S "SOMEBODY TO LOVE" SOARS TO #3 14 Tracks From the Fox Hit Series in the Top 200 Song Chart at iTunes

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Music from the wildly popular Fox comedy Glee dominates this week with a total of 14 tracks in the 200 Top Songs chart on iTunes. The cast's brilliant version of Queen's "Somebody To Love," which the New York Times called "truly rousing," is currently at #3. Other cast versions in the Top 200 Songs chart include Heart's "Alone"(#8), "Maybe This Time" from "Cabaret" (#21), Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" (#18), Celine Dion's "Taking Chances" (#31), Carrie Underwood's "Last Name" (#34), Rhianna's "Take a Bow" (#55), Jazmine Sullivan's "Bust Your Windows" (#70), REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" (#97), Duffy's "Mercy" (#105), "On My Own" from "Les Miserables" (#111), Kanye West's "Gold Digger" (#103), Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" (#139) and Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" (#167).

With almost 1 million songs downloaded, the audience for Glee's spirited music is growing at a fast pace. Each Tuesday songs are offered for purchase digitally from the episode that airs the following evening. The anticipation from fans seeking and purchasing the music before even seeing that performance in the show speaks to level of dedication and anticipation that viewers have for the music. The first official soundtrack, Glee: The Music, Volume 1, hits stores on Tuesday, November 3.

Critics cannot stop raving about Glee, and each week they fall in love with the show all over again. The LA Times recently proclaimed "I don't know how 'Glee' keeps topping itself--it just does!" The marriage of an incredibly witty and smart show with phenomenal takes on classic songs is what moved New York Newsday to describe it as a "gleeful delight."

   For more information please contact:    Benny Tarantini / Columbia Records   212.833.5858 - Benny.Tarantini@sonymusic.com    Chris Alexander / Twentieth Century Fox Television   310.369.2733 - Chris.Alexander@fox.com    Tracey Raftery / Fox Broadcasting Company   310.369.1425 -  Tracey.Raftery@fox.com   

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CONTACT: Benny Tarantini of Columbia Records, +1-212-833-5858,
Benny.Tarantini@sonymusic.com; or Chris Alexander of Twentieth Century Fox
Television, +1-310-369-2733, Chris.Alexander@fox.com; or Tracey Raftery of Fox
Broadcasting Company, +1-310-369-1425, Tracey.Raftery@fox.com

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