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‘Hamilton’ Becomes First Cast Album to Log 500 Weeks on Billboard 200: 10 Cast Albums With the Longest Chart Runs

'Hamilton' becomes the first cast album to log 500 weeks on the Billboard 200. Here's a list of the 10 cast albums with the most weeks on the chart.

Lady gave us such standards as “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.” Camelot spawned “If Ever I Would Leave You” and “How to Handle a Woman.” Both shows had the same female lead – the incomparable Julie Andrews. Notes: Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert and Chita Rivera starred in this musical, which was written by Leonard Bernstein and a young Stephen Sondheim. Harrison also starred in the 1964 film adaptation, though Audrey Hepburn played the role Andrews originated – a casting decision that created quite a furor at the time (and still seems unwise).

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