{"id":2068426,"date":"2026-07-30T02:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068426"},"modified":"2026-07-30T02:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:53:37","slug":"descendants-wicked-wonderland-debuts-at-no-1-on-kid-albums-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068426","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Descendants: Wicked Wonderland\u2019 Debuts at No. 1 on Kid Albums Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Disney-Descendants-Wicked-Wonderland-Kylie-Cantrall-Malia-Baker-Billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"a-content lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-a-glue-parent a-font-body-m u-font-size-19\">\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\" data-pmc-adm-ad-id=\"10140246\">\n<h3>\n\t\t\tTrending on Billboard\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe latest offering from Disney\u2019s fruitful fantasy franchise <em>Descendants<\/em> casts a spell on the charts, as the <em>Descendants: Wicked Wonderland<\/em> soundtrack debuts on multiple rankings (dated Aug. 1). The film, which premiered on Disney Channel July 16 and hit the Disney+ streaming service a day later, is the sequel to <em>Descendants: The Rise of Red<\/em> (2024) and the fifth film in the <em>Descendants<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Billboard-Kavinsky-2026.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Kavinsky performs at Le Faust on October 31, 2019 in Paris, France\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe Dance World Reacts to Kavinsky&#8217;s Death: &#8216;The Funniest Person I&#8217;ve Ever Met&#8217;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/P103J7WT-e1785358189928.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Ariana Grande at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on Jan. 4, 2026, in Santa Monica, Calif.\" height width><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAriana Grande Says &#8216;Petal&#8217; 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Also on board in the cast and on the soundtrack: <em>Billboard<\/em> chart-toppers Brandy and Rita Ora, who play Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts, respectively, in the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn the Kid Albums chart, <em>Wicked Wonderland<\/em> debuts at No. 1 and is the fifth leader from the <em>Descendants<\/em> world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKid Albums ranks the week\u2019s most popular kid albums in the United States, by equivalent album units, according to Luminate. The latest chart reflects the tracking week ending July 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, on the Soundtracks chart the new album starts at No. 2, following four No. 1 debuts for the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn the Billboard 200, the new album enters at No. 88, marking the fifth from the <em>Descendants<\/em>-verse series to start in the top half of the chart. The first three soundtracks (in 2015, 2017 and 2019) all debuted in the top 10, with the first bowing at No. 1. Also notable, <em>Descendants: Wicked Wonderland <\/em>is just the third TV soundtrack to debut on the Billboard 200 in 2026, following <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> and <em>Stranger Things 5<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLastly, on the Independent Albums chart, the new project bows at No. 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/descendants-wicked-wonderland-soundtrack-chart-debut-1236305923\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Disney-Descendants-Wicked-Wonderland-Kylie-Cantrall-Malia-Baker-Billboard-1548.jpg?w=1024&#8243;] Trending on Billboard The latest offering from Disney\u2019s fruitful fantasy franchise Descendants casts a spell on the charts, as the Descendants: Wicked Wonderland soundtrack debuts on multiple rankings (dated Aug. 1). 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