A cappella
Group or solo singing without instrumental sound
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| 2023 | Maize Mirchi from the University of Michigan becomes the first South Asian a cappella group to advance to ICCA finals. |
| 2019 |
Pitch Perfect
End of the decade-end chart period for the Pitch Perfect soundtrack.
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| 2018 |
A Pentatonix Christmas
The album remained on the charts, positioning at number 79 on the US Billboard 200.
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| 2018 |
A Pentatonix Christmas
The deluxe edition of the album dropped from number 6 to 200 on the Billboard 200, which was the greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart in Billboard history.
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| 2017 |
A Pentatonix Christmas
The Christmas album continued to perform well, reaching number 23 on the Canadian Albums chart and improving to number 16 on the US Billboard 200.
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| 2017 |
A Pentatonix Christmas
The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 206,000 units in its best week, becoming their second number one album on the chart.
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| 2017 | Swaram A Cappella from Texas A&M University wins first All-American Awaaz national championship in New York City. |
| 2016 | Association of South-Asian A Cappella (ASA) formed as a non-profit organization to govern the South Asian a cappella competitive circuit. |
| December 2016 | In Transit became the first a cappella musical to be performed on Broadway. |
| 2015 |
Pitch Perfect
Continued chart presence with a #12 position on the US Soundtrack Albums Billboard chart, demonstrating the album's lasting popularity.
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| 2015 | Jacob Collier's a cappella version of 'Jerusalem' was selected for Beats by Dre 'The Game Starts Here' campaign for the England Rugby World Cup. |
| February 10 2015 |
Pitch Perfect
Ultimate Edition of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack released, coinciding with Pitch Perfect 2, containing 24 tracks from previous releases.
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| 2014 | Women's A Cappella Association (WACA) begins annual album releases and festivals for female-identifying a cappella groups. |
| 2014 | The TV show The Sing-Off concluded, marking the end of its run in helping to popularize a cappella music. |
| 2013 |
Pitch Perfect
Soundtrack achieved significant chart success, reaching #20 on the US Billboard 200 and #1 on the US Soundtrack Albums Billboard chart.
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| 2013 |
Pitch Perfect
The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack in the United States, with 793,000 copies sold that year
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| 2013 |
Pitch Perfect
The soundtrack achieved significant commercial success, ranking 88th on the US Billboard 200 decade-end charts for 2010-2019.
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| 2013 | Camp A Cappella is established in Dayton, Ohio by Deke Sharon and Brody McDonald, providing summer training programs focused on various aspects of a cappella music, including vocal performance, arranging, and vocal percussion. |
| 2013 | A Cappella Academy is founded in Los Angeles, California by Ben Bram, Rob Dietz, and Avi Kaplan, offering summer training programs for a cappella music education. |
| 2013 | Smooth McGroove rose to prominence with his unique a cappella style, becoming known for his a cappella covers of video game music tracks on YouTube. |
| August 2013 |
Pitch Perfect
The remixed 'Cups' song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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| June 4 2013 |
Pitch Perfect
'More from Pitch Perfect' soundtrack released, featuring eight film tracks and the pop version of 'Cups'.
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| March 26 2013 |
Pitch Perfect
A remixed version of 'Cups' by Anna Kendrick was released to radio and later used as the theme song for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup football tournament.
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| 2012 |
Pitch Perfect
The soundtrack reached number 1 on the UK Soundtrack Albums chart.
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| 2012 |
Pitch Perfect
The soundtrack reached peak position 10 on the UK Compilation chart.
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| 2012 |
Pitch Perfect
The soundtrack became the sixth best-selling soundtrack of the year, with 212,000 copies sold
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| December 18 2012 |
Pitch Perfect
EP version of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack released on iTunes and as a Target exclusive, containing four tracks from rival groups in the film.
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| October 2 2012 |
Pitch Perfect
Physical release of the Pitch Perfect soundtrack
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| September 25 2012 |
Pitch Perfect
Digital release of the Pitch Perfect soundtrack, featuring songs from the film including Anna Kendrick's 'Cups'
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| 2011 | In Transit received four Lucille Lortel Award nominations, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League nominations, and five Drama Desk nominations, winning for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. |
| 2010 |
Pitch Perfect
Start of the decade-end chart period for the Pitch Perfect soundtrack.
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| October 2010 | Perfect Harmony, an a cappella musical comedy about high school a cappella groups, made its Off-Broadway debut at Theatre Row's Acorn Theatre in New York City after a successful run in Stoneham, Massachusetts. |
| October 5 2010 | In Transit premiered Off-Broadway, produced by Primary Stages, featuring a score with diverse musical genres and incorporating vocal beat boxing. The musical was created by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan, and Sara Wordsworth. |
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