The soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has climbed to number one on the US Billboard album chart.

The record, which features songs by Thom Yorke and Death Cab for Cutie, sold 153,000 copies in its first full week of sales.

The soundtrack debuted on the chart last week after its release date was brought forward by three days.

It is the second time the vampire franchise has earned US chart glory. The soundtrack to the original film debuted at number one on the Billboard countdown last year.

New Moon, which stars British actor Robert Pattinson, is released in cinemas on November 20.

Other new entries on this week's chart included 'Southern Voice' by Tim McGraw, which charted at number two, and Joss Stone's 'Colour Me Free' at number 10.

The UK singer's latest album was released exclusively at Target and via iTunes.

(by Jason Gregory)