The Greatest Showman soundtrack: This Is Me album set to be BIGGEST seller of the year
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN’S success has been nothing short of a revelation - and now it’s backed to become the biggest-selling album of 2018.
Trailer for The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman
Already the LP has had five weeks at No1 in the UK, and has reportedly even outsold Taylor Swift’s most recent collection, Reputation.
For a film that began its box office run with modest returns and lukewarm reviews, it’s a testament to word-of-mouth that it has managed to find such a strong footing.
Now, bookies have dramatically cut the odds of the soundtrack ending 2018 as the year’s biggest-selling record.
“The Greatest Showman On Earth has had the last laugh, despite receiving a lukewarm reception from the critics,” said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams.
Greatest Showman: The soundtrack album is still atop the charts
The film has enjoyed big ongoing success
“It is a box-office hit that could end up with an Oscar and the biggest selling album of the year.”
They currently list odds of 6/5 that the album will close 2018 as the country’s best-seller.
Furthermore, Keala Settle's This Is Me - the most popular track from the film - has odds of 6/4 to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.
That makes it second-favourite overall, with Coco’s Remember Me (4/7) the current odds-on one-to-beat.
Its appeal doesn't seem to be slowing down
Keala Settle is the breakout star
Other competition includes Mighty River from Mudbound (12/1), Mystery of Love from Call Me By Your Name (16/1) and Stand Up For Something from Marshall (20/1).
The Greatest Showman’s music has already outsold La La Land’s official album from this time last year.
It’s topped the US Billboard cart as well, selling more than half a million copies to date.
The Greatest Showman is out now.