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How Big Will the "Hamilton" Bump Be?

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Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Atlantic Records Original cast of Hamilton Will the Disney+ premiere of "Hamilton" send the cast album to new heights on the Billboard 200 chart? Following the Disney+  premiere  of  Hamilton: An American Musical  on July 3, could the show’s cast album soar back up the Billboard 200 chart next week? And if so, just how big will that post-premiere bump be? Well, on the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the team dives into a discussion about the blockbuster musical’s Disney+ premiere, their experiences watching the show (both on Disney+ and live on stage), and just what kind of surge the cast album will get on next week’s Billboard 200. Will the album jump back into the top 10? Could the album, which was released in 2015, even rally past its so-far  peak of No. 3  on the chart, earned back in June of 2016, after its big night at the Tony Awards? And, if  Hamilton  does dance its way back up the chart, what kin...